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Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
Participants at the National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its failure to adequately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Cairns artists call for Abbott’s head
A group of musicians are using art as protest and controversially calling for the beheading of Tony Abbott.

VIVID Sydney 2015 program shines
Now the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, this year VIVID expands to three new precincts.

Gift grows gift: Olsen donates painting inspired by Streeton
Neil Balnaves gifted a Streeton to Mosman Art Gallery in 2012 hoping to grow philanthropy. This gift by Olsen is…

Former gallery guide leaves $8 million bequest
The NGA unveils the Alan Boxer Bequest, 19 iconic paintings for twentieth-century Australian art, bolstering its holdings.

Two Sydney auctions not to miss
From quirky Australian pottery to museum quality paintings that capture a moment in Australian art history - great auction picks.

Australian confirmed dead in Tunisian museum rampage
In a site usually reserved for beauty and humanity, gunmen kill 19 foreign tourists who were celebrating Tunisian culture at…

Unveiled: new program announcements
From east to west, we round up the latest arts program announcements.

Call for performing arts schools in regional NSW
Arts Party leader and independent candidate PJ Collins is campaigning for improvements to art education ahead of the NSW election.

Rare snuff bottle auction sets high expectations
International interest is high as the largest collection of snuff bottles in Australia goes under the hammer this weekend.