White Night's music program may not boast as many recognisable names this year, but that doesn't mean the standard of talent is any lower, according to first-time artistic director David Atkins.

A prize-winning Melbourne artist is suing department store Target, claiming it used his graphic design without permission in its "Affordable Art" collection.

It looks like it's made out of a tonne of pure steel and its hips swagger like those of a giant Elvis returned from the heavens.

Artist Laura Sullivan has collected hundreds of notes she had found in various locations for the exhibition 'Found by Laura'.

On Monday, Beyonce wowed the Grammys with a performance cementing her place in popular culture as a radiant fertility goddess with the guts to confront uncomfortable issues.

In some parts of Southeast Asia, politics must be aestheticised to be practised at all.

The Gabriels, originally performed in the US as the election rolled out, was a drawcard at PIAF yet a stunning visual journey through the bush by local artists won the night.

By coincidence, both the SSO and ACO opened the year exploring "art music" and "folk music", each also carrying a message about patriarchy.

Medusa will hang from the trees in Alexandra Gardens next Saturday night, casting a glow over the lawn as her five-metre long tentacles swing in the breeze.

More than 90 Victorian arts organisations have joined forces to improve the mental health of workers in the creative industries.

If there are any lessons to be learned from scrutinising the private papers of the convict son-turned cattle baron who became the country's first self-made millionaire it is that the public greatly admires humility, grit and charity in its obscenely rich. 

Sydney University's controversial decision to shut down its art school at Callan Park will not happen for at least two years as students and staff continue their battle against university management.

The works of two of our artists have been shown for the first time in Berlin, in an exhibition that exposed the minuscule part we play in the booming international art trade.

Arts news in Canberra.

A philosophy rather than a style guides the work of internationally renowned architect David Adjaye.

Philippe Parreno sets up beautiful scenes, panoramic vistas with rich light. Still, his exhibition looks weak, like a poem that doesn't proclaim something

A collection of the late singer's personal items and more, co-curated by family members, will have its Australian debut in October.

They're pretty enough to give even the staunchest tattoo detractor pause for thought.

For this exhibition each of the 16 artists was charged with interpreting, building on or extending the ideas of the artist they succeeded in the chain.

This was Opera Australia's 200th performance of a work that never seems to tire.

Opera Australia's 200th performance of La Traviata never seems to tire.

A new social enterprise helps disadvantaged artists promote and sell their work online and in galleries.

The Book of Mormon is the hottest ticket in town with good reason.

Chuck Close and other prominent and profitable older artists face important decisions about how to secure their creations and provide for their heirs.