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Close up photograph of a person's arm holding a yellow signal flag in the landscape as part of The Unconformity.
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The Unconformity review: a festival that finds its own way

One of Australia's most remote arts festivals has no problem drawing audiences for its unique embedded, and genuine, program.

Tapestry detail of figures ghostly figures in golden background Arthur Boyd NGA 2026.
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National Gallery of Australia leads with 2026 program release, but doesn’t raise the pulse

Rosalie Gascoigne survey, Arthur Boyd tapestries, car culture and Aboriginal-led major exhibitions define 2026 for the National Gallery.

Nell in her Powerhouse Museum studio in Sydney. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
Interviews

‘You can't unread a smile’: Nell opens joyful 30-year survey Face Everything

Nell talks to ArtsHub about simplicity, spirituality and the difficult task of choosing work for her major survey at Heide…

Gallery installation with dryers and recycled slippers in basement environment. Mike Hewson.
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Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat review: arty playground is joyous and chaotic

Mike Hewson shatters taboos and transforms the Art Gallery of NSW’s Tank space into a light-filled, living playground.

Dancers on the side of a tall building leaping.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 13-19 October 2025

Grants for Brisbane creatives and NFPs, music development program now open and more opportunities.

Melbourne fashion week. Photo of a model wearing a garment made out of ute bags posing.
Features

7 free Melbourne Fashion Week 2025 events on ArtsHub’s radar

The best free events to check out this Melbourne Fashion Week, from 20 to 26 October 2025.

Art installation by Hany Armanious with mirror sculpture and man and woman facing each other reflected.
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Long overdue solo exhibition of Hany Armanious’ work builds on UK connection

Buxton Contemporary exhibits artist Hany Armanious in November, celebrating the act of looking.

Arts funding: four Australian bank notes laid on a table. Two twenty dollar bills appear at the back covered partially by two fifty dollar note on top.
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Where’s the money from this local government arts program gone?

A local government with a legacy of arts investment is now facing tough questions about dramatic gaps in its arts…

Nell, a middle-aged Caucasian woman with long curly hair and a big smile, wearing neon pink tshirt and sneakers, standing in front of some installation works in her studio. Soon to show at Heide.
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Nell’s 30-year survey exhibition is site-responsive and over the top

Nell’s major exhibition ‘Face Everything’ opens this month at the Heide Museum of Modern Art.

post it sticky notes on wall in workshop session. First Nations mentorship.
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NGV announces recipients of First Nations mentorship commissions

The Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions build institutional collections and career pathways.

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