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ACMI CEO to step down after a decade
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image’s Director and CEO will finish up when his contract concludes in December 2014.

No joke for portrait winner
The winner of the Kogarah art prize is best known as a comedian.

Art World mourns Warhol’s Superstar – Ultra Violet
Remembered as a purple-loving starlet from The Factory scene of the 1960s, Ultra Violet showed her art up to her…

Drawing from the best
Illustration is not just for picture books. The category winners for the AOI Illustration awards include a huge range.

Portrait of the customer as a type
Melbourne’s art scene is moving towards personalised work, as shown by the sellout opening night of artist Rasmus Sandberg Sloth.

Art's got it covered!
Famous artists designing album covers is not a new thing, but here are a few you may not know about.

Independent artists angered by Minister for the Arts
The independent and small-to-medium sector have reacted angrily to comments from Senator Brandis suggesting they have no accountability and do…

Broaching the gap between East and West
Australian furniture and objects travel to Beijing in a first showing of design cultural exchange in Broached Retreat.

New funding for the Australian Museum – but is it sustainable?
Australia's oldest museum has announced an upgrade courtesy of the NSW government.

All ages gigs return to Victoria
After a 20 year absence, all-ages shows are set to make a comeback following changes to Victoria’s Liquor Control Reform…