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Installation view, Passage: The Art of Atong Atem, featuring from left, Atong Atem’s As Above and A facet for every turn, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne. Photo: Tom Ross.
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Atong Atem’s Passage is a powerful act of cultural reclamation

Atong Atem's major survey exhibition at NGV Australia navigates the power to author one’s own image.

Suspended Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah has issued a statement. Photo: Rory Gardiner.
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Suspended Powerhouse CEO denies wrongdoing as museum prepares for grand opening

Lisa Havilah has broken her silence as controversy continues to overshadow Powerhouse Parramatta's opening.

Carolina Bianchi's The Brotherhood comes to Adelaide Festival. Photo: Mayra Azzi.
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Fire-lit opera, a revamped Writers’ Week, Khaled Sabsabi and more: Adelaide Festival 2027 goes big

Matthew Lutton's latest program is expansive, but his ambitions go beyond spectacle.

Installation view, The House of Floating Flowers (Ukibana no ie), PUNQ 2026, Japanese House, Ingham. Photo: Luke McLeod. Courtesy: Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts.
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House of Floating Flowers brings the outside into a remarkable Queensland home

Presented as part of PUNQ, Mari Hirata's site-specific installation takes over the Japanese House in Ingham in northern Queensland.

2022 Wyndham Art Prize Winner: Lilah Benetti, 'More Like a River (Portrait),’ photograph. Image: courtesy of the artist.
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Art without rules: why now is the time to enter the Wyndham Art Prize

Past winner Lilah Benetti says the Wyndham Art Prize makes room for artistic risk.

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UNSW to host Splice festival in 2027 to connect art, tech and games creatives

UNSW's Splice festival aims to connect talent from the arts, technology, film and games.

Installation view, Rosalie Gascoigne, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2026, featuring Rosalie Gascoigne, Plenty, 1986. Courtesy: Rosalie Gascoigne / Copyright Agency.
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Rosalie Gascoigne’s ageless experimentation shines in sublime retrospective

Three decades since her last retrospective, the National Gallery of Australia gathers the many pieces of Rosalie Gascoigne's career and…

Powerhouse Parramatta will open in November 2026. Photo: Powerhouse Studio.
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Prominent arts figures demand reinstatement of suspended Powerhouse boss

Ben Quilty is amongst hundreds backing a petition to return Lisa Havilah before Powerhouse Parramatta opens.

Ben Quilty prepares for his first solo exhibition with the NGV. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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NGV announces major new Ben Quilty exhibition challenging Australia’s landscape myths

The Unimpressionist, Quilty's first solo show for the NGV, will feature several new large-scale sculptural works.

Artist Benjamin Paul and Palawa Youth will present 'waynapuni pools' at Sydney Festival 2027. Photo: Jesse Hunniford.
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From junkyard spas to flying kites, can Sydney Festival really transform the city?

Kris Nelson's vision for Sydney Festival 2027 turns the city into a playground.

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