Wouldn't it be great to wear a dress that simply stated what you were trying to say?

DIY-style projects from the 1990s that seemed ephemeral then are becoming blue-chip art.

Winter masterpieces exhibition draws more than 150,000 visitors to the National Gallery of Victoria in five weeks.

One thing I'm discovering about the arts scene in Canberra is that sometimes some of the most interesting things are found hidden away in places you'd never expect.

A new body of work by photographer Jaqui Dean explores the fascinating people and stories of Hornsby.

A new exhibition looks at how artist William Dobell overcame the controversy provoked by his portrait of Joshua Smith.

A new exhibition in Sydney explores the way replicas are used to create and share knowledge.

Julie Bartholomew joins art and science to comment on the environment.

There is something a little chilling in a personality that is able to step outside the stream of life and see everything as subject matter.

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Harbour lights aglow to greet The Avalanches and special guests at Vivid Sydney.

Augmented Reality is allowing architectural plans to leap off the drawing board.

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Kirstie Rea's interest in the land is expressed in four sections of A 20 year survey.

Julian Laffan has taken the humble woodblock and captured quiet moments

While The Avalanches haven't messed with their set much, they still have a few surprises up their sleeve.

There's a curious thing about the renowned Japanese woodblock print known as The Great Wave.

Sydney-based artist Sarah Contos has won Australia's richest prize for young contemporary artists.

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The artist who helped get Barack Obama elected takes on the new political reality.

The eclectic interests and sweeping talents of ​a modern master are on display in a must-see survey show.

What's on in the Canberra arts scene this week

Many of the 30 Indigenous artists in this NGA exhibition address difficult issues.

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Open House Melbourne 2017 celebrates New York's urban activist, Jane Jacobs.

When the indigenous actress and director, Leah Purcell, took out her mother's tattered copy of Henry Lawson's short stories, she had no idea that the script she would bang out in seven days would be named Book of the Year in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Monday night.

Japanese photographer Q. Sakamaki shares images of private everyday moments, some of them tragic.

Angela Tiatia and Debbie Ding are an interesting choice of artists to explore wartime experiences