Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but for New Zealand designer David Trubridge, it's the worst kind of insult.

Six brave souls are butt-naked for this undressed dress rehearsal of Nude Live, a celebration of the unclothed human body.

Melbourne artist Patrick Francis' brightly coloured portraits are distinctive works of art.

The facade of St Kilda's Palais Theatre will be painted yellow, restoring the building to its original 1920s colour scheme, as part of a $20 million restoration of the art deco gem.

When Dame Quentin Bryce saw her portrait unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery on Friday, she couldn't help wondering what her mother would think.

Labor says the NSW government is putting the state's cultural heritage at risk, but Arts Minister Troy Grant has hit back at the criticism.

This exhibition offers an encounter with one of the great maverick artists of our time, writes Sasha Grishin.

The NSW government's "reckless" case for moving the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta has been cruelled by figures showing visitors are flocking to its current inner-city site.

These two exhibitions contrast works made from recycled items with newly designed and made pieces.

The artist embraces theatricality, often making himself the focus of his ambitious photo-compositions.

What's on in Canberra's arts scene from November 25

The threat of terrorism has raised costs at the Sydney Opera House, which recorded a rise in visitors.

The Art Gallery of NSW recorded 1.28 million visitors in 2015-16, but numbers do not reveal the whole picture.

Arts Minister Troy Grant is considering a proposal to give millions of dollars in extra arts funding for western Sydney and regional NSW.

The Culliton sisters depict indigenous and non-indigenous animals with affection and compassion.

As Marcel Duchamp taught us, context is everything.

Arts centres in western Sydney are crying out for government funding to redevelop ageing facilities.

Kjar brings into her art a full arsenal of power tools.

Comic book master Paul Dini traces the mythological roots of modern-day superheroes.

Some of France's treasures are getting a well-earned summer vacation in Canberra.

Alpha Gregory's many years maintaining the high standards of the choir have been recognised by the Canberra Critics' Circle.

"If I have done my job right it should look like a computer threw up in space," she says, staring up at the ceiling. And if the world's largest PC had to heave, it just might look a smidge like this. Several hundred strands of wiry tape stretching down from the canopy of Customs House, cloaking the atrium in streams of colour.

Carriageworks receives more visitors, and at a fraction of the cost, than the major cultural institutions as it reveals 2017 artistic program.

Artist Penny Ryan has created 1468 hearts to represent every a man, woman and child held in Australia's offshore detention centres.