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Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

A long-running exhibition by two Tiwi Island art centres is attracting a new level of interest from collectors across the globe.

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.

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Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art has announced plans to develop MONA Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up?

Monuments for Fishes floats on the water and reaches 23 metres into the air. It's a feat of public art, and engineering.

This Hindu deity fights chaos. He's earned an art show

This Hindu deity fights chaos. He's earned an art show

The first Australian exhibition to celebrate the many forms of Vishnu explores centuries of art devoted to the Hindu deity, as well as contemporary artworks.

Putting back the pieces, flood hero finds solace in art

Putting back the pieces, flood hero finds solace in art

After helping save up to 40 of his neighbours and friends from a destructive flash flood, an ex-truck driver has turned to sculpture to heal and help others.

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Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

One of Australia's few remaining upholsterers unravels family histories, memories and nostalgia as she refurbishes chairs in her regional backyard studio.

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will be immortalised in a bronze statue, with the announcement raising eyebrows among his opponents.

Cowboy ceramics solo show will make your heart sing

Cowboy ceramics solo show will make your heart sing

Cowboy ceramics solo show will make your heart sing

Cowboy ceramics solo show will make your heart sing

Artist Rosanagh May spends hours inscribing her ceramic artworks with song lyrics, and loves the moment when people recognise the music that inspired her work.

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

After the Perth staging of Sculpture by the Sea had to be cancelled in 2025 due to a lack of funding, the popular art event is back.

A $145m art collection returns as gallery reopens doors

A $145m art collection returns as gallery reopens doors

A $145m art collection returns as gallery reopens doors

A $145m art collection returns as gallery reopens doors

Artworks from the Newcastle Art Gallery's $145 million collection can go on permanent display for the first time, after a four-year renovation.

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

From a city monument to the world's tiniest art gallery

Creating a public monument as a young man was a bewildering experience for a sculptor, who has gone on to create what could be the world's smallest art gallery.

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

Showcase reveals artworks stretched to the outer limits

A snapshot of contemporary art shows how artists push their materials to the limit, reflecting the forces which shape individuals and society.

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Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

One of Australia's biggest contemporary art events has replaced a major commission for 2026, but the crowds don't mind, with day-one tickets selling out.

High-end design burrows into contemporary art fair

The Melbourne Art Fair is one of Australia's biggest events for art collectors and features an Archibald prize winner - but it's smaller than it used to be.

'Death to Australia': vandals target colonial statues

Two monuments in a major city's CBD have been defaced in the lead-up to Australia Day, with leaders condemning the vandalism as disgraceful and despicable.

Famous artist's 'brain-tingling' works inspire, provoke

One of the world’s most influential living artists has created a sensual journey for Aussie art lovers that will playfully test their perceptions of the world.

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World-renowned sculptor shows the subtleties of emotion

One of Australia's most internationally renowned yet enigmatic sculptors will return for his first Australian exhibition in more than a decade.

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

A Brett Whiteley painting of the Byron Bay landscape has sold for $1 million - but will it end up on the walls of a Byron Bay rich-lister?

Sculpture by the Sea's plea to stay afloat after crisis

Funding for the popular Sculpture by the Sea event should be overhauled, its founder says, after there was a scramble for money to run the annual exhibition.

Sculpture worker says he was sacked after safety alarm

A Sculpture by the Sea installer, who needed facial surgery after a workplace accident, claims he was dismissed after complaining about workplace safety.

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

Funding crisis may halt beloved coastal sculpture event

Three weeks before the annual Sculpture by the Sea, organisers are trying to raise $200,000 so the event can go ahead.

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