Arts & Culture News

Dust wafts over an Adelaide Hills site as tonnes of granite and marble are transformed into public artworks by talented young sculptors.

American songwriter and singer Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and medal.

There are concerns the Japanese art of bonsai could die out in 30 years unless young people start taking it up.

A masterpiece from world-renowned choreographer William Forsythe is performed in Australia for the first time, with 14 independent dancers from across the country and New Zealand chosen for the unique show.

It was one of the great art heists of the 20th century, but the motive of the students behind it wasn't to flog the piece on the black market — this was an act of political protest.

Cristiano Ronaldo has an airport named after him, but his odd-looking statue steals the show at the official ceremony honouring the Portugal star in his hometown.

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where is he due to perform this weekend, the secretary of the Swedish Academy says.

Bill Cosby's lawyers file a motion to prevent jurors at his upcoming sex assault trial from hearing the actor admit giving women quaaludes, money or educational funds, saying the testimony would unfairly prejudice them.

An Indigenous teenager whose talent was discovered at a suburban trampoline park is recruited as the star performer of an open-air show in the heart of Sydney's central business district.

The head of the Australia Council wants to stop talking about controversies in arts funding, and return the focus to artists and their work.

Recording sound from different environments allows music scientists to monitor climate change, by using hydrophones and binaural microphones that mimic the same technology as the human ear, the World Science Festival hears.

A Canadian gold coin weighing 100 kilograms and bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II is stolen during an overnight heist from Berlin's Bode Museum.

Many of the greatest works by late Australian artist Sidney Nolan, born 100 years ago, are displayed in public for the first time, with the largest number of Kelly paintings shown together since 1955.

"Ominous". "Creepy". "Beautiful". "Serene". What becomes of a building when all of its people are gone?

Kevin De Reus has lived in the same 24-kilometre radius his whole life but it has not stopped him from seeing the world — with the help of a shortwave radio.

As the Mela Festival kicks on in Adelaide for the 25th year, the Indian community says its culture has been warmly embraced and celebrated in South Australia for five decades.

Australia's largest and arguably most complex mural is finished, with artist Guido van Helten putting the final touches on the silos at Coonalpyn in South Australia.

The founder of one of the largest agencies for "skimpies" in Western Australia accuses an activist group — who is campaigning for the end of the practice — of perpetuating stereotypes.

From Jungle Book to Cinderella and now Beauty and the Beast, Disney has been mining its classic cartoons to create live action remakes. But why now? And are they any good?

After two decades of lighting stages for international celebrities such as Pink Floyd, Bryan Adams and Metallica, Shane Riddington has moved on to a new challenge.

Land of Mine, a Danish war film that veers into thriller territory, leaves a deep impression with its mix of tension and tragedy.

Taking inspiration from the zero-gravity cinematography of Gravity but clearly most influenced by Alien, Life works best when it's a claustrophobic thriller.

Stilt walker Joaquin-Povea Gonzales, orginally from Chile, tells how he straddles two worlds.

Ahead of tomorrow night's revival of the opera Carmen on Sydney Harbour, all the drama is off the stage with the production's original creative team saying they "cannot guarantee the work's integrity".