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AFL star's book to help kids deal with parents in jail

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.

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Seed of Hope gives options to isolated refugee women

Art therapy for a group of isolated migrant and refugee women has unlocked potential job opportunities as well as a communal space to lay roots in Australia.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

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Cancelling pianist for Gaza comment an error: orchestra

Cancelling pianist for Gaza comment an error: orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it was an error to remove a pianist following his comments on Gaza.

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

The artist whose portrait of an esteemed Indigenous activist won the Archibald People's Choice says the prize is a platform to speak about important people.

Culture and country front of mind at Garma festival

Culture and country front of mind at Garma festival

Culture and country are at the heart of the Garma Festival as music, art, and bunggul (dance) remain highlights of the event.

Aussie founders combine to supercharge AI design tools

Aussie founders combine to supercharge AI design tools

Two fast-growing Aussie tech firms are joining forces to bring breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence and design to experts and beginners alike.

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Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

A Queensland artist and dive enthusiast is hosting drawing sessions at the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef - waterproof paper supplied.

Art runs in the family at Young Archies portrait awards

Art runs in the family at Young Archies portrait awards

Art runs in the family at Young Archies portrait awards

Art runs in the family at Young Archies portrait awards

A portrait of a best mate underwater in a Japanese anime helmet is among the winners at the 2024 Young Archies at the Art Gallery of NSW.

'Male supremacy': ladies lounge discrimination appeal

'Male supremacy': ladies lounge discrimination appeal

'Male supremacy': ladies lounge discrimination appeal

'Male supremacy': ladies lounge discrimination appeal

An art gallery will argue a tribunal decision to label its ladies-only lounge discriminatory didn't take into account ongoing disadvantage faced by women.

Streetcar is a modern take but keeps to original script

Streetcar is a modern take but keeps to original script

Streetcar is a modern take but keeps to original script

Streetcar is a modern take but keeps to original script

The actors involved in MTC's A Streetcar Named Desire know they have enormous shoes to fill and have risen to the challenge while being sensitive to the theme.

Exploring a mysterious art forest by a sewage plant

Exploring a mysterious art forest by a sewage plant

Exploring a mysterious art forest by a sewage plant

Exploring a mysterious art forest by a sewage plant

Intrepid explorers will be able to wander through a mysterious piece of world-renowned land art at a sewage plant as part of a major Australian design program.

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.

Circus school flies high in its 46th year

Circus school flies high in its 46th year

Circus school flies high in its 46th year

Circus school flies high in its 46th year

Australia's only full-time youth circus school is bounding from strength to strength ahead of an upcoming performance at the Sydney Opera House.

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Landmark Cold Chisel 50th anniversary tour

Australian rockers Cold Chisel will revisit their history when they perform 11 special concerts to mark 50 years since the group formed.

Universal Everything a parade of the digital fantastic

At a world premiere exhibition by global art collective Universal Everything, visitors will find their movements generate the strangest of digital creatures.

Mystery of Mona Lisa's locale may have been solved

The mysterious backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art may have been solved by a geologist who has pinpointed a small town on a lake shore.

Contortionist's new twist: from birth to foot archery

Contortionist and foot archery world record holder Shannen Michaela is back in training ahead of Cirque Bon Bon's national tour.

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Canvas of contenders: prestigious art judging begins

Judging for Australia's most prestigious art prize is underway, as artists from across the country finalised their submissions for consideration.

Gender equality flatlines in Australia's visual arts

A report that measures gender equality across Australia's visual arts scene shows the representation of women artists has stalled.

'Kith and kin' inspire Indigenous artist to major win

Indigenous artist Archie Moore has shared the personal stories and wider meanings behind his work that won big at the Venice Biennale art exhibition.

The iconoclastic art inspiring the next generation

Dale Frank's latest exhibition will crowd the senses in an irreverent and satirical display that transcends mediums, conventions and generations.

Size matters as Dark Mofo cracks open nude swim entries

There is one less excuse for not stripping naked and plunging into the wintry River Derwent after Dark Mofo upsized its nude solstice swim.

Museum ordered to stop discriminating in Ladies Lounge

A man was unhappy his $35 entry fee did not allow him to see all the museum's artwork, including a crown worn by a curator when she married the owner.

Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals

A landmark report into Australia's live music festival sector has revealed at least one in three events lose money.

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