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street frontage of the Australian Design Centre, ADC
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Australian Design Centre loses state and federal funding, faces uncertain future

‘Without core operational funding it is difficult to see how ADC can continue in its current form,’ the organisation warned.

A room in an office building decorated in soft colours and fabrics. There are three cobalt blue chairs facing each other and greenery. Regeneration.
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Culture Sparks Unity: exploring Poland’s vibrant cultural program

The program has been curated for the for the country's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

A still from Andrew Burrell's single channel video 'Miner’s Journey' as featured in 'North Terrace: worlds in relief' at Samstag Museum of Art, Tarntanya/Adelaide. An artistic image featuring a stylised digital depiction of a bird, its wings opening as if readying itself to fly, perched on a digital twig. A vivid, thin green line bisects the image, running horizontally from lower left to upper right.
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New sculptural works and North Terrace stories feature in Samstag’s 2025 Kudlila season

A German-born, Adelaide-based artist’s recent works and a group exhibition exploring the contested history of the city’s ‘cultural boulevard’ open…

An installation at Mona (Museum of Old and New Art) where molten steel drips from the ceiling and create massive sparks. Some visitors look on from a bench.
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Exhibition review: Arcangelo Sassolino: in the end, the beginning, Mona

Contemplations around life and destruction are provoked by the first Australian exhibition by Italian artist Arcangelo Sassolino.

Close up of eye of crocodile. Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends
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New exhibition celebrating World Crocodile Day

A new touring showcase to commemorate reptilian prowess.

A woman wearing a large necklace and white tshirt placing her hand on a large artwork of colourful abstract shapes.
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Opportunities and awards

Entries open for Human Rights Essay Competition and MAC yapang Art Prize, plus winner of Penguin Literary Prize and more.

Person with yellow sandshoes holding up a banner with text on it about plants. OpenField
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Festival review: OpenField, Berry

A regional festival that trades on being genuine.

A kid looking at a tank full of jelly fish. The tank is lit up with indigo light.
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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week: pub quiz literary questions, King’s Birthday Honours List, choosing a career…

Aboriginal artwork that's earthy red with dots and swirls.
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Exhibition review: Revealed 2025: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, Perth Cultural Centre

An extensive display of Indigenous artwork garnered from across WA.

A black and white Surrealist photograph by Australian artist Max Dupain, which includes a small, broken statue and strange curving lines.
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Man Ray and Max Dupain exhibition coming to Heide

Man Ray’s influence on Max Dupain – and the significant roles their respective partners, Lee Miller and Olive Cotton played…

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