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NewsWin a Fancy Art Weekend Trip for Two to Sydney
Have a fancy weekend of fine dining, Grayson Perry and Monet in Sydney.
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NewsAi Weiwei Sets Up Studio in Lesbos to Draw Attention to Refugee Crisis
Plans include a memorial for refugees who lost their lives at sea.
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NewsFive Late-Night Art Adventures Happening in Sydney This Summer
Take advantage of Sydney's balmy summer evenings at these special after-hours events.
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NewsAn Epic Degas Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
The French Impressionist who took us into bars, saloons and backstage.
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NewsNew Artworks by Banksy Focus on the Plight of Syrian Refugees
Artwork depicting Steve Jobs, son of a Syrian migrant, to be preserved by city of Calais.
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NewsAi Weiwei Gifts His Lego Installation to the National Gallery of Victoria
The work pays tribute to Australia's most outspoken human rights activists.
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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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NewsFive Must-See Works At The NGV's Epic Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei Exhibition
Two of the most significant artists of the last two centuries, one extraordinary exhibition.
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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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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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EventMDW 2026: 'Between Planes' by Dean Norton
Tue, 14 Apr - Sun, 17 May 2026
Hotel House, Fitzroy North
Moving through shifting reflections and fractured light, this study of glass and mirrors will have visitors questioning their perception.
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EventSorrento Solstice Festival
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various locations in Sorrento, Sorrento
Celebrating, not hiding away from the year's shortest days, this emerging solstice festival offers firelight by the ocean.
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EventDiana Desensi x Dan Lidgard at Bau Bau
Sat, 2 May, 2026
Bau Bau Dining, Mount Eliza
The pair will come together for one-night only to showcase premium ingredients and Italian cookery.
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EventMahjong Nights at Moondrop Bar
Sun, 12 Apr and Sun, 26 Apr 2026
Moondrop Bar, Fitzroy
Swap screens for tiles, as this twice-monthly mahjong night serves up high-stakes strategy, social fun and a Chinese-inspired cocktail menu.
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EventPidapipo x CHAE Korean Gelato Cups
Thu, 9 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Blending tradition with technique, this trio of limited-edition gelato flavours combines signature Korean ferments with artisanal ice cream.
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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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EventMelbourne Design Week 2026
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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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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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.
