Ten Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019

Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.

A Huge Nelson Mandela Exhibition Is Coming to New Zealand

Auckland will be the second stop on the exhibition's 20-city world tour.

Sydney's Legendary Rainbow Crossing Has Been Joyously Reinstated

Five years after it was removed, the pride artwork has returned to Taylor Square just in time for Mardi Gras — permanently, we hope.

Ten Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year in Wellington

From dragon parades and terracotta sculptures to lantern festivals and yum cha, here's how to celebrate the Year of the Pig in the capital.

We're Giving Away a Double Pass To Every Art Gallery of NSW Exhibition This Year

Because art is great, and free art is even better.

Six Brisbane Art Exhibitions to See Before Summer Ends

Take an air-conditioned adventure to Brisbane's galleries to the best art from the Asia-Pacific and walk through a virtual jacaranda garden.

Ten Melbourne Art Exhibitions to See Before Summer Ends

Take an air-conditioned adventure to Melbourne's galleries to explore Frida Kahlo's life, a rare collection of Picasso works and what it's like to visit the moon.

Ten Sydney Art Exhibitions to See Before Summer Ends

Take an air-conditioned adventure to Sydney's galleries to explore First Nations stories, Star Wars paraphenalia and art from Australia's most exciting up-and-comers.

This New Art Installation Is Playing Toto's 'Africa' Non-Stop in the African Desert

It's set up to play all day, every day "for all eternity".

Banksy's Shredded 'Girl with Balloon' Painting Is Going on Display to the Public

Now retitled 'Love is in the Bin', it'll be on show for free for four weeks in Germany.

Auckland Pride Festival Returns for 2019 with a Colourful Lineup

The two-week festival is loaded with over 80 events, showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy, literature, open days and parties. 

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A Look Inside Wes Anderson's First Curated Art Exhibition

Along with partner Juman Malouf, the 'Isle of Dogs' director is overseeing an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Russian Activist Collective Pussy Riot Leads the Lineup for Wellington Fringe Festival 2019

The group's 'Riot Days' is just one of the 137 shows taking place next March.

Russian Activist Collective Pussy Riot Leads the Lineup for Auckland Fringe Festival 2019

The group's 'Riot Days' is just one of the 91 shows taking place next February and March.

Works by Japanese Artists Murakami and Hokusai Are Coming to the Art Gallery of NSW

The former is Japan's answer to Andy Warhol and the latter is best-known for his work 'The Great Wave'.

A Huge Exhibition of China's Terracotta Warriors Is Coming to the NGV

It's one of two immersive exhibitions focusing on ancient and modern Chinese art heading to the Victorian gallery next winter.

Artist Spencer Tunick Has Revealed the Multi-Coloured Images from Melbourne's Mass Nude Photo Shoot

Photographed on Chapel Street and in the Prahran Woolworths rooftop carpark, the ‘Return of the Nude’ installations feature 860 Melburnians.

New Zealand Festival Has Announced a Major Revamp for 2020

Including changes to the festival programming, a residency program and a new annual immersive event.

Seven Dazzling Things You Can Do at Japan's Dreamlike Borderless Digital Art Museum

A visit to this kaleidoscopic playground is worthy of a trip to Japan in itself.

These Are the Artists Behind the Works Currently Decorating Sydney CBD Building Sites

And how you can put your own artwork on a large scale across the city.

A New Large-Scale Public Artwork Is About to Hit a Secret Location in Sydney

And you can watch it all come to life this week.

Six Impressive Artworks to See at Brisbane's Ninth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

QAGOMA's huge new APT9 exhibition celebrates the creativity — and explores the issues — of Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Six Mind-Bending Artworks to See at the NGV's New Escher x Nendo Exhibition

The world-first 'Between Two Worlds' exhibition features perspective-shifting installations and intricate optical illusions from two very different creators.

One of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms Has Taken Up Permanent Residence in Australia

The pumpkin-filled installation is now on display at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

Melbourne's NGV Has Unveiled Its Mind-Bending New Escher x Nendo Exhibition

The blockbuster 'Between Two Worlds' exhibition launches this weekend.

A Huge Salvador Dali Exhibition Is Coming to Australia

More than 200 of Dali's works will be on display, while the broader program will delve deep into surrealism.

The Gold Coast Is Set to Score a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

Set to open in 2021, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldly 'Skywhale' Flew Over the Yarra Valley This Morning

And the 34-metre-long air balloon may be making a second flight this weekend.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet Announces Sensational 2019 Season

Featuring a new series of world premieres, Swan Lake for the 21st century and a classic fairytale.

Major Monet, Matisse and Picasso Exhibitions Will Hit Australia in 2019

The famous artists will feature in two new exhibitions at Canberra's National Gallery of Australia.

Japan's Latest Dazzling Interactive Art Exhibition Is Taking Over a 400-Year-Old Castle

From the folks behind Tokyo's new digital art museum, it'll feature a field of glowing oval balls that change colour when they're pushed, as well as floral animals roaming the castle's walls.

Five Stalls to Visit at Sydney's Finders Keepers Spring/Summer 2018

From art and fashion doing good for the world to sweet and savoury pies doing good for your belly.

Five Renowned Artists You'll See at the AGNSW's Latest Exhibition of Modern Art Masters

Get up close and personal with the painters who changed the course of modern art forever.

Eight Epic Sculpture Parks in Australia Worth a Road Trip

From sculptures among vineyards and wildflowers to metal figures appear that sit on the surface of a gigantic salt-crusted lake.

A Collection of 100 Famous Picasso Pieces Is Coming to Victoria

Dive deeper into the Spanish artist's output when this travelling exhibition comes to the Ballarat Art Gallery.

Auckland Arts Festival Has Unveiled a Diverse Lineup for 2019

The eleventh edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 7-24 March.

Five Ways to Get Some Culture in Auckland After Work

There's no need for your midweek nights to be unremarkable.

Five Ways to Get Some Culture in Wellington After Work

Jazz up your evenings once you clock off from work.

Wes Anderson Has Curated His First Art Exhibition, and It Opens Next Month

Along with partner Juman Malouf, the 'Isle of Dogs' director is overseeing an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.