When biographies are written, in that rocky ground between hero worship and dry scholarship, who is seen as notable - and who decides?

As part of this year's Melbourne Design Week, Nick Rennie curates a show that proves good design doesn't come with a price tag.

Rodel Tapaya's striking artwork tells stories, both ancient and modern, about life in the Philippines

A British artist fled his homeland for Australia, where he created what is widely regarded as the country's finest work of sculpture and passed on his skills to others.

What's on in the Canberra's arts scene

The Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women is now open for entries, with $6000 up for grabs.

Photojournalist Stephen Dupont wants you to be confronted by his images. Dupont's body of work – more than two decades of war, social strife and natural disasters - is the subject of an upcoming presentation at Sydney's Eternity Playhouse Theatre titled Don't Look Away.

We're quite overcome by the whole idea of burlesque which is kind of sexy but not overtly so which probably makes it even sexier still. Does that make sense?

As a teenager, Mason Kimber lived in an architectural feature house in Perth. The first residential project by Patroni Architects, Kimber House was immaculate, a concept realised in clean angles, geometric shapes and interior elements that extended as features on the outside of the house. The boundary between the inside and the outside was intentionally blurred.

There are many reasons for making abstract art and this fine exhibition guides us through many fine examples from Australian women.

Rach of these paintings required prolonged investigation and examination for all of the interconnected strands to reveal themselves and for the potential of the composition to be realised

Threshold fear, it's called. The phobia of entering an art gallery that only elites are perceived to own and a front desk that exudes intimidation. To combat that fear, state galleries have eye-catching signage, uniformed staff welcoming patrons and activities in the  foyer. But if a residual fear still exists in city galleries, it's often more deeply felt in country towns. 

This is a gorgeous exhibition that will delight anyone interested in printmaking and in mysterious worlds where experience and fantasy meet.

This artist is a scavenger, hunter and gatherer whose works refashion what he finds into new creations.

Taxidermy is following women footballers in smashing the exclusive boys' club tradition.

Celebrating its 10th year, Melbourne Ballet Company brought a triple bill to Sydney for a brief season.

Ensemble Offspring have decided to make 2017 an international women's year in recognition of the fact that, despite widespread acknowledgement of gross under-representation several decades ago, things have scarcely improved, and by some measures have gone backwards.

"It will be down to the wire, after the siren!" says curator Victor Griss of Leather Poisoning, his AFL-themed exhibition featuring some of Australia's most prominent and prized artists.

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale has announced a new photographic portrait prize valued at $15,000. The prize is named after Martin Kantor - a photographer who took images of famous popular culture icons such as Iggy Pop and founded St Kilda's Brightspace Gallery.

An exhibition at Sydney's Stills Gallery showcases our love of sport. Sporting Country, by photographer Jane Brown, looks at the eclectic mix of sporting clubs, stadiums and swimming pools across the country.

Axe-throwers in St Peters, gin-makers in Chippendale and painters in Parramatta: creativity is thriving in unexpected places all over town.

Art, Not Apart holds a mirror up to Canberra, according to festival producer David Caffery, and we like what we see

"They can say what they like about painting being dead. The most immediate thing is the brush mark that says I am."