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From Maianbar to Shanghai: Local show artist goes international
Wooden carvings of native animals are capturing the imagination of Chinese buyers here and overseas.
Wooden carvings of native animals are capturing the imagination of Chinese buyers here and overseas.
"It's about having that keenness to be a bit fresh," says Christopher Armstrong.
An exhibition of original artworks from some of Australia's best loved children's books offers a rare insight.
Staring from a great height at the endless plains, red-dirt roads and mining pits cut like open wounds across Western Australia, artist Bec Juniper sees something surprising. This rugged, bullish land seems strangely soft and feminine to her.
It is time for gay AFL players to come out? A Swans footballer and his cabaret performer brother have different views.
In the foreground a naked, seated figure voices a cry of apparently existential anguish while a black-clad priest hovers over his right shoulder like an malevolent, predatory crow. Behind, a bishop retreats serenely towards a distant church on top of a hill.
Former residents and members of the public have made a last visit to St Kilda's Gatwick Hotel before it closes its doors.
In one extraordinary gesture, a revered printmaker has transformed the gallery's collection of post-war American art.
Could a painting found in a Sydney flat be the work of 17th-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi?
David Walsh's plans to court the interstate and international business market are well underway.
The paintings arrive at the Art Gallery of NSW's loading dock via courier vans, trucks, maxi taxis, midsize SUVs and on a skateboard. Artist Patrick Hromas lugs a large portrait of his godmother in his arms from St James Station, his forehead dripping great gobs of sweat in the winter sun. It's his first time in the Archibald Prize. "I'm not a big fan of big heads," he says.
This collection of paintings of 19th-century British street people is fascinating social history.
Street artists get green light following arrest scare of stencil duo.
Arts news and events in Canberra.
Artist Jim Dine, printmaking pioneer and Trump hater, gifts 249 major works to the NGV.
American Georgia O'Keefe and Australians Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith are the subjects of a touring group show.
As Victoria pumps $2.5 billion into new schools, architects and designers are gearing up.
It was only a matter of time before Melbourne's creatives took things into their own hands.
The state government is establishing a creators fund for independent artists to come up with ideas for and develop major works.
Robert Boynes: Modern Times.
Will this do?" Gough Whitlam asked, bending down to collect a second clump of soil.
It was only a matter of time before a Melbourne artist 'fixed' one of the city's new eyesore concrete bollards.
New Australia Council data shows anxiety about our hip pockets is affecting support for the arts.
Remember the drawing scene from Titanic? Karen Hardy finds that being a life drawing model is not so erotic.
From art exhibitions, to school holiday fun, there's something for everyone this week
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