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Build it and they will come

Justine Clark founded Parlour, an advocacy organisation for equity in architecture.

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

Found objects find a home

Christie Petsinis and Tim Wilson of Folk Architects have converted a watchmaker's shop in Collingwood into a design space.

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.

'I want people to feel my photographs'

Wounded government soldiers, Huambo, Angola.

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.

Why you need to see ... Mason Kimber

Frame/Surface from Mason Kimber's Arcades show.

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.

Galleries seek the Bendigo effect as architects tackle threshold fear

MvS Architects' proposal for SAM.

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. 

Ballarat International Foto Biennale launches photo prize

Photographer Martin Kantor.

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.

Australia's love of sport on display

After Chloe, front bar, Swifts Creek from Sporting Country, 2016 ? Jane Brown. Image courtesy of the artist and Stills ...

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.

Shake it up!

Lolo Lovina will perform as part of the Art, Not Apart festival in Canberra on March 18, 2017.

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