• 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

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    '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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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.

  • News

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • Feature

    An Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong

    From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.

  • Feature

    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.

  • Feature

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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

    Melbourne's 2021 Art Trams Have Just Started Rolling Around the City

    This year's artworks are entirely designed by First Nations artists.

  • News

    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.

  • Guide

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    Hawke's Bay's Roaming Light and Fire Experience Is Returning for Nine Nights

    The interactive walking experience will see animation, augmented reality, projection mapping and roaming performance art dotted across two kilometres.

  • 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

    A 130-Seater Pop-Up Restaurant Set Behind a Temporary Bamboo Forest Is Coming to Melbourne

    Chefs from 1800 Lasagne, Smith & Daughter's and Atlas are all gathering for this event.

  • News

    The First Three Installations Have Been Revealed for Sydney's Huge Festival of Light, Music and Ideas

    Including a floating walkway surrounded by 200 bubble-like spheres and a three-dimensional projection.

  • News

    Five Artists Creating Powerful Contemporary Works in Auckland

    Delve into the spectacular world of contemporary Kiwi art.

  • News

    Five Offbeat Auckland Bars Perfect for a Last-Minute Catch-Up

    Spice up your evening at a 1930s-inspired piano bar, a gothic rock and roll venue or a weekend hotspot.

  • 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

    Six Artists Creating Powerful Contemporary Works in Wellington

    Delve into the spectacular world of contemporary Kiwi art.

  • News

    A Free Outdoor Japanese Sculpture Exhibition Is Taking Over The Rocks This Autumn

    A sibling event to 'Sculpture by the Sea', it'll display 18 works from 14 Japanese artists.

  • News

    Four Events to Help Inspire Your Creative Side in Auckland

    Make this year about embracing new experiences and out-of-the-box adventures.

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