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By nature, a shared passion for the artistic world

By nature, a shared passion for the artistic world

Poring over a folder of meticulously archived diary scraps, sketches, lists and photographs, 74-year-old Michelle Collocott is vividly reliving a passionate and colourful life devoted to art.

  • by Nick Galvin

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Mosul artists process brutal rule of Islamic State

Mosul artists process brutal rule of Islamic State

A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi's symbol for the terrible events he and his home city Mosul have had to endure.

  • by Ayat Basma
'Beyond imagination': artists of the Kimberley share stories of their country
Indigenous

'Beyond imagination': artists of the Kimberley share stories of their country

A six-year project to engage the artists and art centres of the Kimberley region of Western Australia has exceeded expectations, says arts patron Janet Holmes a Court.

  • by Andrew Taylor
'Magical, mysterious and free': The NGA's best show in a generation
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Canberra

'Magical, mysterious and free': The NGA's best show in a generation

You can join the crowds to shuffle through the national gallery's latest blockbuster or you could see this exhibition.

  • by Elizabeth Farrelly
Destination Sydney Re-imagined review: A re-imagining that needed re-thinkng
Arts

Destination Sydney Re-imagined review: A re-imagining that needed re-thinkng

There are some great individual works, but the selection of works feels arbitrary.

  • by John McDonald
From feeding pigs to installing a bright, pink pig lantern at the Opera House
Lunar New Year

From feeding pigs to installing a bright, pink pig lantern at the Opera House

The installation at the Sydney Opera House celebrates the Year of the Pig, which is said to bring wealth and fortune.

  • by Josh Dye
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Restitution fears unsettle trade in tribal art

Restitution fears unsettle trade in tribal art

Collectors of tribal art have become alarmed by a report commissioned by French president Emmanuel Macron.

  • by Scott Reyburn
Crowd control preserves moments in time and place
Arts

Crowd control preserves moments in time and place

Simon Terrill's Crowd Theory series of staged photographs of large groups of people began in Footscray 15 years ago.

  • by Catie McLeod
They're lying yet telling the truth at ACCA
Cinema

They're lying yet telling the truth at ACCA

A new show at ACCA explores what's real and what's not.

  • by Robert Nelson
The swans of Lake Burley Griffin appear at the Melbourne Building
Canberra life

The swans of Lake Burley Griffin appear at the Melbourne Building

A new photography installation, Cygnus Atratus, pays homage to the "constant presence" of Canberra's black swans.

  • by Serena Coady
Wendy Sharpe’s rare, intimate landscapes celebrate Australia
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Wendy Sharpe’s rare, intimate landscapes celebrate Australia

Famous for her figurative work and self-portraits, this Archibald winner got a bit of a shock when she went bush.

  • by Steve Meacham