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A portrait photo of two men rendered in black and white.
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Lindy Lee reveals driving forces behind Venice Biennale Board meeting decision 

Former Creative Australia Board member Lindy Lee has revealed new details of the fateful Board meeting that kicked-off the Venice…

two people are standing in purple light that's been projected onto trees.
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Installation review: Night Visions, Illuminate Adelaide, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Illuminate Adelaide returns to brighten the cold winter evenings with a series of free and ticketed events held after dark…

Artist Khaled Sabsabi (right, a middle-aged man wearing all black) and curator Michael Dagostino (left, a middle-aged man with long gray hair wearing all black) for the 2026 Venice Biennale. They are standing at the corner of a graffitied shopfront.
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Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino reinstated as 2026 Venice Biennale creatives

Following months of backlash, resignations and an external review, Creative Australia has finally made the decision to recommission Khaled Sabsabi…

Pearls of dangling glass form a curtain of rain above sculpted circling stingrays.
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Exhibition review: Five Acts of Love, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

A group exhibition featuring local and international artists with artworks that shine like beacons.

Rows of small black and white photos.
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Exhibition review: Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits, RMIT Gallery 

New exhibition honours a local champion of the photo booth.

group of female Indigenous dancers with one applying face ochre using phone. NAIDOC
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6 things to do this NAIDOC week

6 ways that you can centre and support First Nations artists this NAIDOC Week.

A painting of a man in profile. There is an orange book, 'Just So Stories' in a glass case and some other documents next to the painting.
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Exhibition review: Writers Revealed, HOTA

In a time of increasing reliance on AI, this exhibition provides an insight into the creative processes of the authors…

An old manuscript.
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Exhibition review: World of the Book, State Library Victoria 

State Library Victoria’s paradise for bibliophiles turns 20 in exquisite style.

On the left against the gallery window is some dried grass installation. On the right on the walls are three panels of botanical artwork.
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Exhibition review: Michelle Van Eimeren: Imbue, CBD Gallery 

Delicate artwork that plays at the intersection of nature and memory.

First Nations artist Kaylene Whiskey in her studio with wonder woman.
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First institution survey for Kaylene Whiskey announced

The National Portrait Gallery announces major summer exhibition of empowered APY Lands artist Kaylene Whiskey.

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