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Latest news: Arts
Tradie wins art prize honouring soldiers' legacy
A Sydney artist has used skills he learnt as a tradesman to win an art prize commemorating soldiers who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
Apr 16, 2025
Ditched art duo drum up cash for Venice project
After Creative Australia rescinded their Biennale commission, Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino are fundraising for an independent artwork in Venice instead.
Apr 01, 2025
Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist
The 2025 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are underway, with more than 2000 entries expected to arrive at a gallery in Sydney this week.
Mar 26, 2025
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How a French artist inspired queens of Aussie fashion
A show at the National Gallery of Australia explores how 1980s fashion darlings Linda Jackson and Jenny Kee were inspired by French artist Sonia Delaunay.
Mar 21, 2025
Authors fume over claims stolen books used to fuel AI
Writers want legal changes and compensation after a tech giant allegedly used pirated books to train its artificial intelligence model.
Mar 21, 2025
Beyond The Scream: Munch portraits on show in London
A new exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery will explore how Norway's master of loneliness was in fact surrounded by people.
Mar 12, 2025
Heads in jars used to examine cultural theft, legacy
Winter festival Dark Mofo has revealed its first piece for a reinvigorated 2025 event, a work using flesh in jars to examine cultural theft.
Mar 11, 2025
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Venice team reversal was racist, art awards judge says
The revocation of Australia's Venice Biennale team was racist, writer and judge of the postponed Asia Pacific Arts Awards Jinghua Qian says.
Feb 28, 2025
Greens call for scalps over dumping of biennale artists
The boss of Australia's arts funding body should be sacked after revoking an artist pair from a prestigious biennale, the Greens claim in an election manifesto.
Feb 27, 2025
Venice Biennale team wants apology as supporters rally
The artist and curator dumped from their Venice Biennale commission have called for Creative Australia to explain and apologise, as their supporters rally.
Feb 27, 2025
Festival shines light on age old traditions through art
The 10th iteration of a free Indigenous light festival will feature music, comedy, workshops and talks alongside the art installations the event is known for.
Feb 25, 2025
Arts awards postponed amid Venice selection uproar
The Asia Pacific Arts Awards have been postponed, amid a row over the decision to ditch the team picked for the Venice Biennale.
Feb 25, 2025
Creative Australia ditches Venice Biennale artistic duo
Arts funding body Creative Australia has dumped the artist and curator it selected to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Feb 13, 2025
Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry
The Museum of Contemporary Art has long been free to the public, but it says a lack of government funding means it has to charge $20 entry fees.
Dec 18, 2024
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Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists
The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with the works of First Nations artists, celebrating culture, connection and storytelling of Indigenous people.
Dec 13, 2024
Victorious 'patriarchy smashing' Ladies' Lounge reopens
The Museum of New and Old Art is reopening its notorious and lavish Ladies' Lounge following a court win over a man who claimed the space was discriminatory.
Dec 11, 2024
Intergenerational knowledge reimagined at Triennial
Artists or groups from 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region feature in QAGOMA's 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, opening on Saturday.
Nov 29, 2024
Young Congolese refugee paints new Australian life
A creative arts program is nurturing refugee talents, such as Congolese teenager Ezra, to crack the at times elitist Australian art scene with industry skills.
Nov 23, 2024
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Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B
The latest crop of fine art graduates from RMIT University has much to say. But in a cost-of-living crisis they don't expect to make a living from art.
Nov 19, 2024
Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso
Modern and contemporary fake artworks including Banksy and Andy Warhol have been uncovered following an Italian police operation.
Nov 12, 2024
Prayers answered with divine comedy in Sister Act
A musical version of the hit 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film opens in Melbourne starring Casey Donovan.
Nov 08, 2024
'We're back': Dark Mofo to return at full steam in 2025
Dark Mofo has announced it will make a fully fledged comeback in 2025 after the winter festival ran a reduced event amid financial headwinds.
Nov 01, 2024
Voice actor behind Healthy Harold has concerns about AI
Actors and writers warn artificial intelligence is getting better at replacing the work of humans, sounding the alarm at a parliamentary inquiry.
Nov 01, 2024
Artist denies using dead man's debit card to skim $5000
Painter Mirree Bayliss has pleaded not guilty to using a man's ATM card to withdraw or spend a total of almost $5000 in the months after he died in hospital.
Oct 31, 2024
AFL star's book to help kids deal with parents in jail
A new book by former Richmond AFL star Andrew Krakouer and foster carer Jacqueline Dinan aims to help children struggling with an incarcerated parent.
Oct 01, 2024
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