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NewsA Huge Solo Exhibition by Skywhale Artist Patricia Piccinini Is Coming to Brisbane's GOMA
The gallery's biggest ever solo exhibition by an Australian artist will feature a new inflatable installation, as well as a 3000-flower filled immersive landscape.
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NewsMona Foma Announces a Supercharged Twin-City Tasmanian Lineup for 2018
This year, MONA's annual summer festival will bring 11 days of art, music and pure creativity to venues across Launceston and Hobart.
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NewsAi Weiwei Is Setting Up Fences Around New York to Draw Attention to the Refugee Crisis
Shining a spotlight on a global issue, the artist's latest project features more than 300 sites across five boroughs.
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GuideTen Immersive New Melbourne Exhibitions to Check Out This October
Gallery hop from a mirror maze to a celebration of Amy Winehouse's short life to a collection of pieces from the country's biggest portraiture prize.
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NewsThis New Artwork-Identifying App Smartify Works Like Shazam for Art
The technology identifies artworks to take your gallery gazing to the next level.
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NewsLondon's Tate Modern Has Been Turned Into a Swing-Filled Playground for Adults
Running until April 2018, it's the latest project from Danish artists’ collective SUPERFLEX.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideEight Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Melbourne This Winter
Chilly winter weather is the perfect excuse to explore a few (or many) of Melbourne's world-class art exhibitions.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideImmersive 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.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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GuideTen 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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GuideFive 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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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around Australia This Autumn
Plan trips to walk over giant Monet artworks, visit Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' and explore decaying rooms filled with street art.
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NewsThis Ian Strange Installation Will Turn an Inner-City Melbourne Home Into an Artwork
The Richmond house will be lit-up with a projection and feature galleries in the rooms.
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NewsSnapchat's New Lens Feature Is Like Pokemon Go for Art
The app's new art lens turns the whole world into a virtual art gallery, featuring installations by Jeff Koons.
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NewsCork & Chroma Is Melbourne's New BYO Art Studio
Because everyone is more creative when they've had a little bit to drink.
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NewsFive Things You Should Know About This Year's Archibald
Come armed with these talking points when you head to the Archibald this year.
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NewsBerlin Is Now the Home of The World's Largest Street Art Museum
Europe's graffiti capital gets its own five-storey urban contemporary art gallery.
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GuideEight New Melbourne Art Exhibitions for September to Help You Ring in Spring
See influential pop art perspectives, discover German biospheres and consider video art exploring national identity.
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NewsLouvre Abu Dhabi Will Open Its Doors This November
It'll feature over 600 artifacts on loan from France's top museums.
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News
Ai Weiwei Is Crowdfunding His Latest Security and Immigration-Focused New York Installation
The Chinese artist will set up artworks at more than 300 sites across NYC in his largest and most ambitious public exhibition to date.
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NewsMeet The Muses Behind This Year's Archibald Finalist Portraits
For those who've always wondered what it's like to be immortalised on the AGNSW walls for all to see.
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NewsYayoi Kusama Is Opening Her Own Dot-Filled Tokyo Museum
The permanent five-storey facility will showcase the artist's immersive installations and more.
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NewsMelbourne's New Public Art Installation Turns a Construction Site Into a Gallery
Featuring 17 metres of publicly contributed photos that capture the essence of Melbourne.
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GuideEight New Melbourne Art Exhibitions Worth Rugging Up for This August
See the works of a fashion photography legend, reflect on the future of sculpture and step into a pool in the NGV.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas at QV Melbourne is back, featuring a towering festive sculpture and the mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventCoburg Night Market 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Fri, 12 Dec 2025 and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Bridges Reserve Coburg, Coburg
This much-loved night market returns to Melbourne's north, bringing three nights of live music, food trucks, artisan stalls and family-friendly activities.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventSalomon x BTV Run Club
Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park
Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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EventVinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market
Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy
Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.
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NewsSydney Is Getting a New Public Artwork By Archibald Prize Subject Agatha-Gothe Snape
Fourteen phrases will sprawled across Wemyss Lane in Surry Hills.
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NewsThis Year's Archibald Prize Winner Has Been Announced
Australia's top portrait prize has been awarded.
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NewsThe Kaleidoscopic House of Mirrors Is Popping Up in Melbourne
Dark MOFO's mirror maze will be set up for Melbourne Festival.
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NewsA Look Inside the NGV's Massive New Katsushika Hokusai Exhibition
Peep into the largest ever showcase of Hokusai's work seen in Australia and find out which of the 150 works can't be missed.
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NewsThis New Street Art Exhibition Takes Place in an Abandoned Melbourne House
Street artist Rone has created murals and mini installations in each of the cottage's rooms.
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A Major New Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Is Coming to Brisbane's GOMA
Go dotty with more than 70 pieces from the Japanese artist's seven-decade career.
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GuideTen New Melbourne Art Exhibitions That Will Drag You in From the Cold This July
Uncover the rituals of small-town life, take part in a world-class arts mini course, and see The Great Wave IRL.
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NewsThis Dream-Like New York Gallery Installation Changes Colour With the Weather
Turning the courtyard at MoMA PS1 into a environmentally responsive, colour-changing wonderland.
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NewsBroad City's Abbi Jacobson to Host New Modern Art Podcast
A WNYC and MoMA collaboration, this ten-episode series will unpack Duchamp, Polloclk et al. with Questlove, Hannibal Buress and RuPaul.
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NewsNGV Australia Will Install an 11-Metre Indoor Swimming Pool for an Upcoming Exhibition
The new exhibition will explore the pool's cultural significance in Australian architecture and identity.
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NewsArtisan Brunch Is the Photo Series Turning Your Favourite Meal Into Famous Works of Art
Giving iconic artworks the food-focused makeover no one ever realised they needed — until now.
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GuideFive New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to Jump-Start Your June
Go back to the '90s at NGV Australia or jump on an inflatable installation that explores colonisation.
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NewsA Look Inside GOMA's Massive Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe Exhibition
Take a walk through GOMA's blockbuster exhibition, featuring over 600 Marvel costumes, props and artefacts.
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NewsA Giant, Inflatable Sad Kanye Is Coming to Splendour in the Grass
The next SITG project from Hungry Castle, the folks behind the 'Nicholas Cage in a Cage' jumping castle.
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NewsTen Contemporary Melbourne Galleries Where You Can See Exceptional Art for Free
Ten spots to see fresh art for zero dollars.
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NewsThis New Pet Photography Studio Captures Pets at Their Most Gorgeous and Goofiest
Meet Frog Dog Studios.
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NewsA National Geographic Animal Photography Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne Zoo
It will be the first time Photo Ark has visited the southern hemisphere.
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NewsBrisbane's GOMA Is Getting a Major New James Turrell Light Installation
It will be Australia's third permanent Turrell piece, with the others at Hobart's Mona and the NGA in Canberra.
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GuideEight Bold New Melbourne Art Exhibitions That Will Make Your May
See paintings that climb off the canvas, a survey of Christian Thompson's work and the NGV's long-awaited Van Gogh exhibition.
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NewsA Look Inside the NGV's Blockbuster Van Gogh Exhibition
Take a walk through the NGV's huge winter exhibition, featuring over 60 works from the Dutch post-impressionist master.
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NewsNYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Installed a Surreal Rooftop Dinner Party
Characters and objects from the Met's collection have been digitally scanned, cast as sculptures and spread underneath the Manhattan skyline.
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NewsThe Museum of Everything Is Coming to Australia
The world's first dedicated showcase of ordinary art is heading to MONA for its first Australian visit.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Announced Its Spectacular Full 2017 Lineup
Large-scale lasers, an orchestra mixed with around 500 litres of blood, and a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to six different churches are all on the bill.
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Guide
Ten New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to Brighten Up Your April
Experience dark and lurid dreamlike paintings, the neon lights of Beijing and an immersive maze of mirrors.
