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Potential Griffith University Art Museum closure

The future of Griffith University Art Museum is uncertain as pressures for faculty expansion have led to a rethink of…

Kenny Pittock, Neapolitan Scoop, Synthetic Polymer Paint on kiln Fired ceramic, 2023. Image supplied.
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Question the Space: a playful invitation to look, think and connect with art

A colourful exhibition of works by 11 Australian and international artists invites audiences to look beyond the white cube and…

Paul Knight. Image is a large empty gallery save for one photographic image on a wall. There are different yellow planes jutting out from the walls.
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Exhibition review: Paul Knight: L'ombre de ton ombre, MUMA

Paul Knight’s solo exhibition brings into focus the role of chance in human connection.

Education. Image is a colourful painting of a group of women and other images including one a nun, a woman in a Wonder Woman outfit and one playing a guitar.
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Education in brief: looking ahead to fresh arts learning in 2024

The NGV launches its program for teachers and students in 2024, while the Sydney Opera House reveals offerings for young…

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Sydney gets a Turbine Hall, with 2024 Biennale venue reveal

Having a Turbine Hall put London on the global map, now Sydney will also have one for contemporary art –…

Pacific art. Image is of a person with dark curly short hair, folded arms and grey shirt looking askance at the camera and standing in front of an ochre coloured wall hanging.
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Swelling interest in Pacific arts

Seven concurrent exhibitions and initiatives turn the spotlight on Pacific art – and offer a deep dive into greater connection.

India Mark, ‘Studio self-portrait’, 2023. Winner of the Ashurt Emerging Artist Prize. In the portrait, Mark looks candidly at the viewer. Wearing a collared black shirt, she appears to be painting her own portrait. She stands in front of a neon green canvas which contrasts her figure.
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The power of portraiture and human connection

The Lester Prize encourages submissions to explore the depths and reaches of identity expressed through portraiture.

Muddiman. Laughing woman with blonde hair and wearing a gold and black top.
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Q&A: Susi Muddiman on her move from Tweed to HOTA

After 16 years at the helm of Tweed Regional Gallery, the gallery director heads to the glitz of the Gold…

Melanie Hava. Image is a long painting stretching round three black walls. Painting is of colourful tropical Far North Queensland rainforest.
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Exhibition review: Melanie Hava: Bugan Mungan, Cairns Art Gallery

A must-see nine-metre long painting by one of Tropical North Queensland’s celebrated artists.

A primary student holds a clapper board at ACMI green-screen lab for kids.
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ACMI announces new programs for teachers and students for 2024

Amping up the digital literacy and creativity of students and teachers is a key focus for the national museum for…

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