Visual Arts
Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose review, Museum of Brisbane
The First Nations’ wearable art exhibition, Magpie Goose, weaves themes of community, culture and Country.
Ron Mueck: Encounter review: empathy in difficult times
Moving from the intimate to the monumental, the Art Gallery of NSW steps into Ron Mueck’s world and it is…
Pantone’s colour of the year is under attack – and rightly so
Pantone's newly announced 'trending colour for 2026' is as bland as you can get and emblematic of our increasingly grey…
After the Rain: 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial review – Tony Albert setting wrongs right
This Triennial by Tony Albert is all heart, but it also asks the big questions.
Kaylene Whiskey review: offering super-powered conversations
Move over Dolly and Cher. Kaylene Whiskey’s survey at the National Portrait Gallery is more layered than you think.
Australian creatives awarded French Order of Arts and Letters
Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AM and Tony Albert join the French Order of Knighthood.
5 powerful highlights from this year’s Fremantle Biennale
The 2025 Fremantle Biennale brought to life over 25 ambitious, site-responsive artworks. Here are the five that stood out from…
The Roman Empire is coming to Melbourne in 2026
Out of the history books and into our homes, Melbourne Museum has announced an epic exhibition on the Roman Empire,…
Visual arts in 2026: exhibitions & program announcements
Bookmark this one-stop list of visual arts programs and key exhibitions for 2026: we'll keep you updated as news breaks.
Data Dreams: Art and AI review: exploring artist-AI collaborations
Sydney’s MCA leads a timely institutional conversation with a major summer exhibition that replaces fear of AI with a human…