• News

    GOMA Will Become a Maze of Red and Black Wool for Its Huge Chiharu Shiota Exhibition This Winter

    Rescheduled from 2020, Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art will host a showcase of weaved web-like installations by the Japanese artist — and that's just one exhibition on its 2022 slate.

  • News

    Melbourne's Blockbuster Citywide Arts Festival Rising Will Finally Make Its Proper Debut This June

    COVID might have crushed the festival's dreams two years in a row, but it's ready and raring for 2022 with a huge 12-day program featuring 225 events and 800-plus artists.

  • News

    After-Dark Light Festival Lightscape Will Brighten Up the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne This Winter

    Wander through 1.8 kilometres of light and colour, including a cathedral made out of 100,000 tiny globes, all while walking through nature.

  • News

    This Is What Melbourne's New NGV Contemporary and Its Rooftop Sculpture Garden Will Look Like

    Sprawling across 30,000 square metres, it features a rooftop terrace with vistas over the city, plus an eye-catching spherical central hall reaching 40 metres in height.

  • Guide

    Immersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022

    Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.

  • News

    South Bank's Art Galleries and Museums Will Reopen After the Floods on March 18

    After a three-week-long closure following Brisbane's wild weather, Queensland Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Museum and the Sciencentre will reopen their doors.

Latest Guides
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    An Eye-Catching Exhibition Filled with Ancient Greek Artefacts Is Heading to Melbourne This Autumn

    Co-created and presented with the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 'Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections' will feature 44 ancient works dating back to the early bronze age.

  • News

    A Huge Exhibition Showcasing Works by Picasso and His Peers Is Coming to the NGV This Winter

    World-premiering in Melbourne, 'The Picasso Century' will feature more than 70 works by the Spanish artist, as well as 100-plus others from over 50 of his contemporaries.

  • Guide

    How to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland

    Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.

  • News

    Multi-Sensory Playground 'Imaginaria' Is Keeping Its Immersive Installations in Brisbane Until 2023

    'Imaginaria' is keeping its light-filled mazes, inflatable spaces and electronic hall of mirrors at South Bank for another year.

  • News

    A Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia

    Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.

  • News

    Ten Brisbane Arts and Cultural Spaces to Check Out This Summer (And Where to Get a Drink Afterwards)

    Get your culture fix at one of these leading institutions — then make an afternoon of it at one of these excellent watering holes.

  • News

    Australia's Huge New Bushland Art Museum Is Opening on the NSW South Coast This Month

    Sprawling over 500 square metres alongside a 160-metre-long bridge that doubles as a learning centre, the Bundanon Art Museum will showcase contemporary and First Nations art year-round.

  • Guide

    Ten Sensational Exhibitions to See in and Around Brisbane This Summer

    Spend your summer wandering through masterpieces, bouncing around a multi-sensory installation, and embracing the surreal and sublime.

  • News

    One of Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin-Filled Infinity Rooms Is Popping Up in Adelaide in 2022

    The vibrant installation is touring from its permanent home at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

  • News

    QAGOMA Will Display 69 Artworks From 150-Plus Asia-Pacific Artists During Its Huge Tenth Triennial

    Running from December till April, it'll feature a participatory shrine installation, a ten-metre-long loom of human hair and a cave-like environment made out of found materials.

  • News

    Queensland Art Gallery Is Now Home to a Permanent (and Very Real) Snowman

    A hit at GOMA's 'Water' exhibition over the summer of 2019–20, the frosty artwork has now taken up permanent residence in Queensland Art Gallery's sculpture courtyard.

  • News

    Extremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Happy Place' Is Bringing Its OTT Installations to Melbourne This Summer

    It's Victoria's turn to explore "world's most Instagrammable exhibit", complete with a confetti dome, ball pit and room filled with 40,000 gold flowers.

Latest Events
  • Event

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Enlisting Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on a prequel to 'Fury Road', George Miller has made another 'Mad Max' franchise marvel.

  • Event

    IF

    Thursday, May 16 - Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.

  • Event

    Spanish Film Festival

    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Say hola to the Brisbane's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

  • Event

    The Made Local Market — Winter

    Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

    This market is like Etsy IRL, complete with over 120 local makers, designers, artists and creators selling their wares.

  • Event

    Lifeline Bookfest — Winter

    Saturday, June 29 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

    Your twice-yearly excuse to boost your reading list is back, this time with more than 10,000 comics — and the usual million-plus books.

  • Event

    Grease

    Saturday, January 4 - Sunday, January 26, 2025

    QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

    It's electrifying: the 50s-set, five-decade-old show has scored a brand-new stage production, and it's rolling into Brisbane from January 2024.

  • Event

    Seasonal Fruit Festival — Winter Edition

    Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    Catch Tirzah, Glass Beams, Bonny Doon and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music at Felons Brewing Co.

  • Event

    West End Solstice Market

    Friday, June 14, 2024

    Davies Park, West End

    The longest night of the year is on its way — and you can celebrate with 120-plus stalls, pop-up bars, glühwein, bonfires, live music and fire twirlers.

  • Event

    Monster

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

  • Event

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

  • News

    Melbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open Next Week

    Kicking off with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition that combines moving images, music and smells, the permanent gallery will finally launch on November 1 after being delayed due to lockdown.

  • News

    Arts-Matter is All About Art in Intimate Settings and We Want in on the Guestlist

    Meet the curators who created a new way to experience art (and artists) that was born out of the pandemic.

  • News

    'Lost Dogs Disco' Is the Free Installation Bringing Towering Inflatable Canines to the Gold Coast

    For ten days in October and November, 16 large-scale inflatable and interactive dog characters will pop up at HOTA, Home of the Arts.

  • News

    A Huge Sculpture of Homer Simpson and Ancient Greek Poet Homer Has Popped Up on the Gold Coast

    The five-metre-tall inflatable artwork is on display in Helensvale as part of this year's Swell Sculpture Festival.

  • News

    Swell Sculpture Festival Is Turning a One-Kilometre Stretch of Beach Into a Free Outdoor Art Gallery 

    More than 65 sculptures will be dotted across Currumbin Beach for ten days.

  • News

    Sydney Is Now Home to a Giant Mural of Bob Hawke Drinking Beer to Encourage Vaccinations

    Hawke's Brewing Co has emblazoned its namesake across its wall, teaming up with renowned mural artist Scott Marsh.

  • Guide

    Nine Dazzling Brisbane Exhibitions and Installations to Put in Your Diary for the Rest of the Year

    See everything from iconic artworks to giant birds — or wander through glowing arches while floating down the Brisbane River.

  • News

    Meet the Seven Winners of This Year's Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

    Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the Telstra People's Choice Award.

  • News

    This Multi-Sensory Playground Is Bringing Its Light-Filled Mazes and Inflatable Spaces to Brisbane

    'Imaginaria' is heading to town for this year's Brisbane Festival following a busy stint in Melbourne since late 2020.

  • News

    Huge Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Van Gogh Alive' Is Coming to Brisbane This Spring

    The immersive exhibition allows you to step into artworks such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers'.

  • News

    Peter Wegner's Portrait of Fellow Artist Guy Warren Has Just Taken Out the 2021 Archibald Prize

    Fittingly, and in an unanimous decision by this year's judges, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100' has won the prestigious award in its 100th year.

  • News

    Melbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open This Spring

    The permanent gallery will launch with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition using moving images, music and smells.

  • News

    The Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2021 Finalists

    An equal number of male and female artists have made the shortlist for the first time in the award's history.

  • News

    The Gold Coast Is Now Home to a Colourful New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

    Showcasing local art, the city's 4400-piece collection and touring exhibitions, it's the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

  • News

    The First Three Installations of Vivid's 2021 Program Have Been Revealed

    Two luminous clocks in The Rocks and Barangaroo are currently counting down to this year's launch.

  • News

    White Night's New All-Regional Iteration Will Take Over Bendigo and Geelong This Spring

    Across two nights, the two cities will come alive with an after-dark program of illuminations, projections, music and more.

  • News

    White Rabbit Gallery's 'Lumen' Exhibition Takes a Dazzling Journey Through Light-Based Artworks

    The Chippendale gallery is exhibiting more than 30 luminous works until August.

  • News

    This 100-Metre-Tall Artwork Is Set to Tower Over Melbourne (But You'll Need Your Phone to See It)

    The augmented reality design envisions the future of an imagined child, which'll age from zero to 100 years — all based on input from 14,400 locals.

  • News

    Huge Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Van Gogh Alive' Is Touring Australia This Year

    The immersive exhibition allows you to step into artworks such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers' — and it's now coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Newcastle.

  • News

    Illuminate Adelaide Is the Latest Huge New Winter Arts Festival Making Its Debut This Year

    The South Australian event will deliver 17 jam-packed days of music, art, light projections and performance, including everything from The Avalanches to Van Gogh.

  • News

    Melbourne's New Winter Arts and Culture Festival Rising Has Announced Its Huge 2021 Program

    Across 12 nights, more than 750 Victorian artists will help reawaken the city in a big way.

  • News

    The Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

    Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

  • News

    Dark Mofo Has Cancelled the Controversial First Artwork Announced for Its 2021 Festival

    Understandably, the decision to display a British flag immersed in the blood of First Nations peoples received instant backlash.

  • News

    Teamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms

    Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.

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