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Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke with NGA Director Nick Mitzevich in front of Blue poles (1952) by Jackson Pollock. Photo courtesy NGA.
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News of Blue poles’ tour revives public divide over arts’ value

The announcement that one of Australia’s most valuable artworks will travel to WA has stoked a familiar public conversation.

Affordable Art Fair Melbourne: an aerial view of the art fair venue showing hundreds of art stands.
Features

How can artists make the most of the rise in affordable art fairs?

Australia is one of the Affordable Art Fair's fastest growing markets. While there are opportunities for artists, the big investment…

2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards ceremony, Darwin. Photo: Charlie Bliss.
Interviews

The NATSIAAs are breaking down the polarising divide between city and remote artists

The NATSIAAs are more than an art award. They're also an evolving model of what expanded cultural exchange can look…

Performance Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary 2025. Photo: Wes Nel Photography.
Industry News

Ten editions on, has the Sydney Contemporary art fair kept its big promises?

While sales have ebbed, signs of market maturity and growing engagement are recalibrating how we register success of Australia’s largest…

Artist's render of 'The Dark', opening at Powerhouse Parramatta on November 7. Photo: Supplied.
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Leading Australian theatre talents drive Powerhouse Parramatta's illuminating new exhibition

Powerhouse Parramatta reveals full program, with theatremaker Kip Williams tapped for new exhibition The Dark.

Nathan Beard, Mae Khong, 2026, detail. Courtesy: the artist.
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Nathan Beard wins National Photographic Portrait Prize for intimate study of ageing

The National Photographic Portrait Prize is now open at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Installation view, Craig & Karl: Double Vision, Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane, 2025. Photo: Carl Warner.
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Craig & Karl bring their global visual language home to Queensland with exhibition at Cairns Art Gallery

From Expo 88 to Times Square, Craig & Karl have created a bold visual language that travels the world. Now…

NAVA's Penelope Benton and Leya Reid outside the Fair Work Commission for the Case Management Hearing for Variation on the Commission’s own initiative – Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020 (AM2024/37), 2025. Photo: Supplied / NAVA.
Industry News

‘A stronger legal safety net’: Fair Work proposes clearer recognition for arts workers

NAVA welcomes proposed changes to a federal award while warning that minimum rates still fall short for skilled arts workers.

Powerhouse Parramatta will open in November 2026. Photo: Powerhouse Studio.
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The countdown is on – Powerhouse Parramatta sets opening date, reveals a taste of first exhibitions

The landmark $915 million museum will open 7 November with an exhibition exploring the history of shopping malls.

Detail of indicative artwork by Tim Silver, ahead of his piece for HEAD, Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Photo: Jek Maurer Photography. Courtesy: the artist.
Interviews

At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, art refuses to stay safely on the wall

HEAP is an ephemeral commission engaging eight artists and 120 tonnes of soil for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

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