Canberra artist Hanna Hoyne brings questions of identity and belonging into her sculpture, she tells Sally Pryor.

An artistic project in Sydney's West seeks to reveal the hidden lives of women.

Melbourne Festival 2016: Sir Jonathan Mills creates Cultural Collisions at the University of Melbourne

Greg Semu draws on his Samoan heritage to depict the suffering of a heavily tattooed Christ.

Students and staff seek counselling amid claims that students mid-degree have been left in limbo.

The arts scene in the capital.

Robyn Stacey's camera obscura images blend science and magic

As Melbourne counts down to the opening of a lauded Banksy exhibition, a local street artist has painted a large mural on the site of the show critical of its organiser.

Indigenous art from a part of the outback invisible to most Australians is coming to Sydney in the Nganampa Kililpil – Our Stars exhibition.

It may have harmed his international recognition, but John Olsen is one of the most passionate artists about the Australian landscape we have ever seen.

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There is encyclopaedic diversity in the 100 selected objects, but a failure to create a greater narrative.

A former director of the Australian Museum has delivered a scathing assessment of the state's museums.

Constant budget cuts, known as efficiency dividends, are wrecking galleries and museums, according to the directors of Australia's major cultural institutions.

Three women artists on opposite sides of the Pacific were dedicated to creating a New World modernism.

Her current solo exhibition at Beaver Galleries is her 60th since 1974 and she has a distinguished international reputation.

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Despite, or perhaps because of, changes, this is the most woeful Waterhouse exhibition since the prize was initiated in 2002.

Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull have chosen more than 50 artworks to display at Parliament House and the prime minister's official residences.

Moje's ability to keep faith with the vision was the mark of a great artist.

Arts news in Canberra

Claude Monet's water lily paintings are among the most iconic works of art of the past century. Yet these entrancing images were created at a time of terrible private turmoil for the artist. In this edited extract from his new book, Mad Enchantment, Ross King reveals the little known history behind these beloved paintings.

The inaugural festival will see hundreds of performing and other artists descend on Melbourne to give us a taste of contemporary Asia.

Museums and galleries in regional NSW are starved of money compared to cultural institutions in Sydney, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

These three shows range from cityscapes to rural landscapes.

The Craft ACT 2016 members' exhibition and the show by four young Adelaide artists are both well worth seeing.