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Jenny Kee (an older Asian-Australian woman wearing tight black jeans matched with red shoes, gloves and glasses which echo the vivid designs of her boldly colourful jumper) and Linda Jackson (an older fair-skinned woman with her hair in braids and wearing sandals, red leggings and a vibrantly coloured long-sleeved, knee length dress and matching hat) pose with pieces from the 'Know My Name: Kee, Jackson and Delaunay' exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025.
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National Gallery of Australia acquires key works by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson

The NGA has acquired significant pieces and ensembles from Jackson and Kee, two of Australia’s most enduring fashion designers.

A colourful cubist artwork of the same woman seen from multiple perspectives, painted in shades of white, yellow, orange and blue. The painting is framed by the blurred bodies of two men who are looking at the artwork: the photo is taken over their shoulders. The painting is part of the exhibition 'Cézanne to Giacometti:' at the National Gallery of Australia.
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Exhibition review: Cézanne to Giacometti, National Gallery of Australia

A highly contextualised, thoughtful, and conversational exhibition which maps out a decades-long conversation of modern ways of seeing.

Two photos of the Visiting Creatives artists collaged together side by side. On the left is Jeff Koons, a white middle-aged man wearing a blue long sleeve collared shirt. On the right is Jeffery Gibson, a middle-aged Native American man with a gray beard, gray hat, blue shirt, standing in front of a work with a diamond shape in psychedelic colours of blue, orange and red.
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Visiting Creatives Program brings Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson to town

The US artists will be in Canberra this year to present public talks and help bring recognition to Australian art.

Two female-presenting actresses with dark hair in dark maid costumes stand stoically behind a blonde, female-presenting actor who wears a dress in a light-coloured fabric.
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Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre

Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.

Mr Squiggle, puppet with a pencil as a nose, and a black board with a sad expression.
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Mr Squiggle and K-pop megastars heading to Canberra in 2 new exhibitions

What do Mr Squiggle – a famous puppet – and Korean pop culture have in common?

Theatre makers stand on stage as a close up of a mans face fills the theatre backdrop in a purple, blue hue.
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Sharing Trent Dalton's 'Love Stories' on stage: 2025 national tour

From September, the play will be travelling outside Brisbane for the very first time.

A First Nations hand hangs down from the top of the frame reaching to another coming up, with a brown backdrop.
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4 Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway … or not

What is the status of the four major new Aboriginal arts and culture centres underway around the country?

Artist Jason Wing pictured sitting in front of art works.
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Canberra opens Our Story, a new exhibition exploring Aboriginal-Chinese heritage in Australia

Telling the untold story of Aboriginal-Chinese Australia.

Group of Aboriginal women and one man in artist studio. Indigenous Triennial
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5th National Indigenous Art Triennial artists announced

Who has artist/curator Tony Albert chosen to shape the conversations for the next National Indigenous Art Triennial? We take a…

Two gallery assistants dressed in black hanging masterpiece painting in fold frame. Edvard Munch.
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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.

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