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Ten Dazzling Melbourne Exhibitions to Look Forward to This Summer
From international art and iconic fashion to design commissions and immersive installations, here are the exhibitions serving up your summer cultural fix.
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We're Giving Away an Art-Filled Night Out at The Other Art Fair Sydney for You and a Date (or Mate)
Score tickets to the opening night, as well as a voucher to put towards your next art purchase.
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Tent Festival Will See Art 'Camping' in Stores and Windows Across New Zealand This Weekend
26 galleries and over 100 artists will be showing over 400 artworks over the next four days.
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Patricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' Will Soon Float Through Melbourne's Skies
They'll both take to the air as part of MPavilion's huge lineup — and it'll be the first time that 'Skywhalepapa' will soar over a city location.
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The NGV Reopens This Week with Seven Eye-Catching Exhibitions Ahead of a Huge Summer Lineup
From December, you'll be able to check out a huge Chanel exhibition — and wade in a pink garden pool.
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The Guest Edit: Arts-Matter Curators Handpick Their Top Arts and Culture Events in Sydney to Round Out 2021
From a queer extravaganza bound for the Darlinghurst Theatre to iconic Japanese cinema, mark your calendar accordingly.
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Melbourne's Art Galleries and Museums Are Starting to Reopen From This Weekend
ACMI, Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and the NGV and State Library of Victoria, too, from next week.
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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.
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Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldly Flinders Street Station Ballroom Exhibition Reopens in November
'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' has weathered multiple lockdowns, but it'll remain on display until January 23.
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Six Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Sydney This Summer
Immerse in intergalactic experiences and connect at communal examinations of music.
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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.
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NSW Government Is Putting $86 Million Into Helping the State's Arts Industry Reopen After Lockdown
The funding package includes $75 million to relaunch festivals and shows, $5 million for late-night culture events, plus $1 million to stage film fests to across Sydney.
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Sydney's Pop-Up Dessert Installation Is Returning for Another Round of Sugar Highs
Sugar Republic is making a comeback, complete with a marshmallow pool, a giant lolly jar, a sprinkles ball pit and a living room dedicated to iconic Australian biscuits.
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Powerhouse Museum Is Reopening on October 11 with Five New Eye-Catching Exhibitions
The Ultimo venue will be showcasing everything from party photographs and electric keyboards to art about the relationship between eucalypts and Indigenous Australians.
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The City of Sydney and Brand X Are Launching a New State-of-the-Art Creative Studio in the CBD
The City of Sydney has signed a 99-year lease for a five-storey creative studio space on Bathurst Street.
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'Empty Chairs At Empty Tables' Is a Portrait Series Capturing Melbourne's Hospitality Industry in Hibernation
The photographs and film feature much-loved local chefs and venue owners, including Guy Grossi and Karen Martini.
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'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.
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Sculpture by the Sea Has Been Postponed for the Second Year in a Row and Will Now Return in 2022
After being rescheduled multiple times in 2020 and 2021, the super-popular Bondi exhibition has been delayed again due to the pandemic.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival Kicks Off Its 2021 Program Next Month
Fringe's 2021 program has the culture fix you've been missing with theatre, dance parties, interactive art, cabaret and side-splitting comedy.
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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.
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The Art Gallery of NSW's Forecourt Is Set to Be Transformed with New Pools and Public Spaces
Additional seating, new greenery and two reflection pools have just been unveiled as part of the multimillion-dollar Sydney Modern Project.
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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.
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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.
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Patricia Piccinini's Latest Exhibition Is Taking Over Flinders Street Station Ballroom Until January
Initially part of this year's Rising Festival, 'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' fills the long-closed venue with Piccinini's distinctive creatures.
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Alter State Is Arts Centre Melbourne's New Disability Arts Festival Debuting This Year
Celebrating artists from Australia and New Zealand, it'll kick off with a launch event this November followed by a full festival program next year.
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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'.
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The Geelong Arts Centre Revamp Will Feature a New Series of First Nations Artwork
Up to four new sound and visual works will be chosen as part of the multimillion-dollar redevelopment.
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An Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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A Luxury Guide to Hong Kong
As one of the world's great financial hubs, it's probably no surprise that Hong Kong has long been a playground for the wealthy.
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An Art Lover's Guide to Hong Kong
Once best known as one of the world's major financial hubs, the harbour city has now made a name for itself thanks to a booming creative scene.
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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.
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Rising Festival Has Been Paused as Melbourne Enters a Seven-Day Lockdown
Organisers have cancelled all events for the next seven days, but a decision has yet to be made on the June 4–6 schedule.
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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.
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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.
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Melbourne's 2021 Art Trams Have Just Started Rolling Around the City
This year's artworks are entirely designed by First Nations artists.
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Iconic New York Artist Jenny Holzer Is Bringing Giant, Building-Sized Text Projections to Rising
Thought-provoking work, I Conjure, will feature hundreds of Holzer's own words alongside voices from local female talent.
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Five of the Best RISING Festival Events That You Can Still Get Tickets To
Prepare your diary now for supernatural winter forests and once-off food pop-ups.
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Chinatown's Abandoned Monorail Station Is Being Transformed Into an Immersive Art Exhibition
The empty station will be illuminated for a nostalgic 11-day exhibition later this month.
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Auckland's Elemental AKL Festival Has Announced Its First Lineup of Events and Experiences for 2021
This year free and ticketed events will take place in eateries, bars, theatres, stadiums and public spaces across Tāmaki Makaurau.