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Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Art dealer Tim Klingender found dead in Sydney Harbour

Australia's arts community is mourning the loss of Indigenous art dealer Tim Klingender, who died in Sydney’s east in a suspected boating accident.

Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan wins $100k landscape art prize

Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan wins $100k landscape art prize

Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan wins $100k landscape art prize

Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan wins $100k landscape art prize

The impact of humans on the environment was a strong theme among the finalists of the Hadley's prize for Australian landscape art.

Multigenerational musical Blooms with world premiere

Multigenerational musical Blooms with world premiere

Multigenerational musical Blooms with world premiere

Multigenerational musical Blooms with world premiere

A musical comedy set in a nursing home is the latest venture for Working Dog's Tom Gleisner, alongside composer Katie Weston.

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Australians rise up in fresh Hamilton touring cast

Australians rise up in fresh Hamilton touring cast

More than half of the performers joining an international tour of Hamilton have been picked from the musical's Australian cast, including performer Jason Arrow.

Dame Edna display sparkles with Sydney Opera House gown

Dame Edna display sparkles with Sydney Opera House gown

Dresses and paraphernalia from the celebrated career of Barry Humphries will go on show in Melbourne.

Lizzo brings love to Melbourne, saying it like a local

Lizzo brings love to Melbourne, saying it like a local

American singer Lizzo has brought her Special Tour to Australia, and it has more than enough love to fill a whole stadium.

All-abilities dance company leaps at Opera House debut

All-abilities dance company leaps at Opera House debut

Restless Dance Theatre, a company of dancers with and without disabilities, will perform at the Sydney Opera House for the first time.

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Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

A mummified lion cub is amongst some of the more curious ancient artefacts coming to Australia as part of a major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities.

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Aussie filming stalls over US actors' strike

Actors have called "cut" on the filming of a movie in Australia as the cast stand in solidarity with striking Hollywood colleagues.

More tourists, more joy: WorldPride bests expectations

More tourists, more joy: WorldPride bests expectations

More tourists, more joy: WorldPride bests expectations

More tourists, more joy: WorldPride bests expectations

More than 70,000 tourists from across Australia and overseas descended upon Sydney for WorldPride, marking the city's biggest event since the 2000 Olympics.

Art duo takes on Elvis with their Suspicious Behinds

Art duo takes on Elvis with their Suspicious Behinds

Art duo takes on Elvis with their Suspicious Behinds

Art duo takes on Elvis with their Suspicious Behinds

A new exhibition imagines Elvis as a pair of sparkling queer aliens just trying to find their way home, crossing from visual art to performance and back again.

Streaming quotas a fight for culture, Bryan Brown says

Streaming quotas a fight for culture, Bryan Brown says

Streaming quotas a fight for culture, Bryan Brown says

Streaming quotas a fight for culture, Bryan Brown says

Decorated actor Bryan Brown has pushed for tougher rules on streaming giants at an address to the National Press Club.

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums of History NSW will review its art commissions after deciding to axe a $530,000 moat art project at a historic Sydney landmark.

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

An artist's vision of a installing a moat around a centuries-old landmark will no longer come to life after the $530,000 project was mothballed.

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Rare book featuring great southern land goes on sale

A 15th century book featuring one of the earliest acknowledgements of Australia's existence will be for sale at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair.

Director wants revenge on Sydney with world premiere

Renowned soprano Jessica Pratt is one of few capable of tackling the "extremely complicated" score of an opera that chronicles a man's four great loves.

City traffic gridlock as rally marks NAIDOC Week

A rally blocked city streets during a NAIDOC Week protest, causing major traffic delays and commuter chaos for up to three hours in parts of Melbourne's CBD.

Nan Goldin's ballad of 80s desire on show at NGA

A seminal work of 1980s photography by artist and activist Nan Goldin will go on display at the National Gallery of Australia.

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'Fake culture': NSW cuts lesser festivals in arts plan

A NSW government plan to expand the arts and culture sector in the state means the end of "fake culture" festivals, including a light show and a freeway party.

Thornton puts her own slant on unorthodox camp thriller

Sigrid Thornton loves a challenge, which is why the perennial actor signed on to play an eccentric mother in an unconventional black comedy murder mystery.

An ugly duckling's explosive take on Swan Lake

The world's best-known ballet will take on a new life as a chaotic display of acrobatics when a circus company Circa premieres its reimagining of Swan Lake.

World's best young pianists face off in Sydney showdown

The Sydney International Piano Competition will pit some of the world's best young performers against each other in a show of skill, stamina and emotion.

Tom Cruise shows off impossible stunts in latest film

Movie megastar Tom Cruise has hit the red carpet while in Australia to plug the latest instalment of his Mission Impossible franchise.

Don't Panic, kids are in charge of this art experience

Don’t Panic, Everything Is Urgent is a holiday art experience for kids that's designed by other children - who wouldn't mind getting paid for their efforts.

Women modernists stand in for postponed APY lands show

An exhibition of Australian women modernists will go on show following the postponement of a major Aboriginal art display due to allegations of interference.

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