Visual Arts
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
40 years of Firstdraft in pictures
Sydney gallery Firstdraft is marking four decades of supporting emerging artists and arts workers – and your face might just…
Preface takes visual art to the floor at PUNQ in Townsville
Jarrowia, Butchulla and Gunggari artist Zane Saunders is a man of few words, so when he does open his mouth…
Food, people and photography come together at Savour the Tweed
The Tweed Valley is known for its food. This October at the Savour the Tweed festival, a regional arts project…
How the National Film and Sound Archive preserves film history – and loans it out
The National Film and Sound Archive takes ScreenHub inside its vast collection, and reveals how 16mm and 35mm film gems…
Ai Weiwei brings the politics of war to the MCA's harbourside lawn
Ai Weiwei's major new public artwork Mushrooms places 500 cast-iron combat helmets on the waterfront by Sydney Harbour.