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NewsHotham Street Ladies Have Created an Entire Christmas Dinner Out of Icing
Hotham Street Ladies like their ham made out of sugar.
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NewsAnnie Leibovitz's Powerful 2016 Pirelli Calendar Is One Big 'Yassss Queen'
Featuring a whole year of kickass women, from Amy Schumer to Patti Smith.
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NewsCate Blanchett Stars in Julian Rosefeldt's Upcoming Australian-Commissioned Artwork
See the many faces of the Academy Award winner at ACMI and AGNSW.
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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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NewsTurnbull Government to Restructure Troubled Arts Funding Scheme
But dont start planning your celebratory interpretive dance show just yet.
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Ai Weiwei Has Started Instagramming the Portraits Lego Didn't Want to Fund
Flys in the face of fiddly little brick manufacturer.
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This Is How to Support Ai Weiwei and Stick it to Lego
If Lego won't supply the bricks, we will.
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NewsShake Cats Is the New Photo Series from the Creator of Shake Dogs
The logical sequel we've been waiting for. LOOK AT THEIR FACES.
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NewsConscientious Cleaners Put Artists Goldschmied & Chiari's Party Installation in the Bin
Luckily, Tracey Emin's bed isn't in the same gallery.
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NewsHuge Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Exhibition Coming to the Art Gallery of NSW
Just the tip of the iceberg for the AGNSW's 2016 program.
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NewsSee the World's Last Surviving Pizza Hut Restaurants Thanks to a Sydney Photographer
Let the global Pizza Hunt begin.
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NewsThe Ten Best Places to Get Crafty in Melbourne
Express yourself through crochet, taxidermy and balloon art.
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NewsPeople Are Calling for Malcom Turnbull to Take Over the Troubled Arts Portfolio
However you slice it, it's a bad day to be Brandis.
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NewsThese Flat Lays of Refugee Bags Will Give You a Hit of Perspective
This new photo series actually puts the popular Instagram technique to good use.
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Check Out the Incredible Finalists for the Australian Life Photography Contest
Art and About's most beautiful snapshot into everyday Australian life.
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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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Eat Like James Bond with Henry Hargreaves' New Photo Series
None of Ian Fleming's fictional meals come shaken or stirred.
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NewsNigel Milsom's Haunting Portrait Wins the 2015 Archibald Prize
For his Edgar Allan Poe-like portrait of Australian barrister Charles Waterstreet.
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NewsArchibald Prize 2015 Finalists and Packing Room Prize Announced
The Australian faces everyone will be talking about for the next few months.
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NewsThis Massive Ball Pit 'Beach' Is Made for Art-Loving Kidults
An ocean of 750,000 recyclable plastic balls has taken over the entire atrium of DC's National Building Museum.
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NewsAndy Warhol and Ai Weiwei Double-Billed for NGV's Summer Exhibition
Two of the most groundbreaking artists and craziest cat ladies of our time, in one epic show.
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NewsUnderstanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases
How the performance artist got from bodily extremes to quiet introspection — and with it, superstardom.
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NewsDegraves Street Underpass to Relaunch Public Art Program
Campbell Arcade's glass cabinets have been rechristened 'The Dirty Dozen'.
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NewsThe Australia Council Has Started Suspending Funding to Artists After Budget Cuts
Your calendar of shows to see might be looking a bit lighter a few months from now.
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NewsSee the Eye-Opening Pictures from the 2015 World Press Photo Contest
The world's best photojournalism is about to hit Australia for another year.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Make Bespoke Cocktails Based on Your DNA
These cocktails could not be more biologically bespoke.
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NewsBanksy Just Visited Gaza and Came Back with This Dark Tourism Ad
"On the internet people only look at pictures of kittens."
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NewsVictor Solomon's Stained Glass Basketball Hoops are Too Pretty to Slam Dunk
"Literally balling."
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NewsAlex Chinneck's Newest Installation Shouldn't Be Tried at Home
The London artist installed this overnight. Overnight.
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NewsMarina Abramovic's Epic Plans for MONA and Kaldor Projects Announced
The artist will indeed be present.
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NewsTen Things to Seek Out at White Night 2015
Find your perfect path through a crowd of half a million night owls.
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NewsGeorge RR Martin Wants to Kickstart an Insane-Sounding Art Complex
What can the 'Game of Thrones' mastermind do with an old bowling alley?
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NewsAnish Kapoor Creates Hypnotic Black Water Vortex in Gallery Floor
The Indian sculptor blows your mind again for the first Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
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NewsFive Reasons To Head To Sugar Mountain That Have Nothing To Do With Nas
Despite what the buzz may tell you, there's more to this festival than Illmatic.
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NewsBehind Melbourne’s Brand New $26 Million Contemporary Art Museum
One of the biggest donations to the Australian art industry in years.
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NewsMarina Ambramovic Is Finally Coming Back to Australia (With a Brand New Work)
The artist will be present... in Australia.
