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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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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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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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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventChristmas Eve Community Day at Studley Park Boathouse
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Studley Park Boathouse, Kew
Bring the family to the river for a day of music, crafting and Christmas fun.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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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.
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NewsThis Sydney Photographer Is Adding a Little Magic to Your Morning Commute
Attention all people watchers.
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NewsSeven Pop Artists Who Should Be As Famous As Warhol
After ticking off the big names at Sydney's Pop to Popism, make sure you spend some time with these local and lesser-known artists.
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NewsDavid Lynch is Coming to Brisbane for an Australian-First Exhibition
Get the pie and coffee ready.
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NewsMambo to Explore 30 Years of Shelf-Indulgence at NGV
30 years of iconic Aussie design, from gassy dogs to Australian Jesus.
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NewsWin a Holiday to Brisbane for GOMA’s 30 Years of Japanese Fashion Exhibition
Harajuku meets South Bank on this perfect holiday.
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NewsThis Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot
Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.
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NewsThe World Would Be a Better Place If Our Coins Looked Like This
Finally, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting the recognition they deserve.
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NewsSay Hello to Summersalt: Melbourne’s New Outdoor Arts Festival
Come for the giant inflatable whale, stay for the art.
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NewsAre Smartphones Responsible For the Death of Conversation?
This photo series will make you think twice before reaching for the phone.
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NewsMONA FOMA Announce 2015 Lineup of Post-Punk Legends and iPhone Orchestras
Time to book your tickets to Tassie.
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NewsSydney Festival 2015 Program Announced
Two Spiegeltents, two labyrinths and close to two hundred events.
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NewsThe World’s Largest Underwater Sculpture Also Acts as an Artificial Reef
That one time dumping 60 tonnes of foreign material in the ocean was a good thing.
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NewsRone Is Putting On an Epic Exhibition in an Abandoned Office Building
He's also collaborating with Jean Paul Gaultier, painting trams and generally ruling the world.
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NewsSugar Mountain Announces Huge 2015 Lineup
Nas is playing Illmatic at VCA. Seriously. This is happening.
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NewsControversial Andy Warhol Exhibition Coming to Melbourne
Neon Albert Einstein' ain't for everyone.
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NewsWatch Street Art Come to Life in This Entrancing GIF Project
GIFs aren't just for Lena Dunham quotes anymore.
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NewsSee the World’s Strangest Architecture with These Award-Winning Photographs
Straight up weekday escapism from the World Architecture Festival.
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