Visual Arts
Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park
Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.
Exhibitions review: Akishi Ueda, Mark Seabrook, Creatures: Art Toys & Sculptures group show, Beinart Gallery
A smorgasbord of surrealism lies quietly in Brunswick.
Curating the finalists for one of the country’s most prestigious prizes
This year’s Dobell Drawing Prize is a first for curator Lucy Latella; she says it’s a ‘great snapshot of contemporary…
Exhibition review: Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, Birrarung Building, Federation Square
Blak Design delivers an impressive collection of local First Peoples' fashion.
Masterpiece by Edvard Munch gifted to the National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia is screaming for joy over a new Munch acquisition... no, it's not that one.
Opportunities and awards
National Still Life Award entries open, call-out for art on billboards in NYC, plus winners of emerging composer wards.
Australian museum director offers insight into mood of US cultural sector after University of Michigan trip
As the Trump administration’s executive orders ramped up, an Australian museum director was touching down in Michigan. Their first-hand insights…
Exhibition review: Looking Up and Looking Down, Australian National Capital Artists Gallery
A joyful exhibition on looking that arose from a period of studio sharing between artists Lucy Chetcuti and Eve Fairhall.
Spears stolen by Captain Cook, returned home
A writing of wronged history comes with the milestone exhibition of the Gweagal Spears, returned to Botany Bay elders after…
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.