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    The Victorian gallery has announced a jam-packed lineup of exhibitions and programs for 2021.

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    A Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

    They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.

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    Patricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Has Returned to the Skies with Its New Companion 'Skywhalepapa'

    'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' floated in front of the National Gallery of Australia over the weekend and will soon tour the country together.

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    A Multi-Sensory Impressionist Exhibition Featuring Works by Monet and Renoir Is Coming to Sydney

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    Sculpture by the Sea Has Been Pushed Back Again and Will Now Go Ahead in October

    'Sculpture Rocks', a smaller scale exhibition in The Rocks set to take place this January, has also been postponed till mid-2021.

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    Melbourne's 2021 Art Trams Will Be Designed Entirely by First Nations Artists

    They'll run on the tram network for 12 months, kicking off in May to coincide with Melbourne's new Rising festival.

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    Patricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Is Returning to the Skies in 2021 with a New Floating Companion

    They'll both fly above the National Gallery of Australia on three separate dates, before touring the country.

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    Melbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open in Autumn 2021

    The permanent gallery will launch with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition using moving images, music and smells.

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    A Matisse Exhibition with Over 100 of the Artist's Works Is Coming to the Art Gallery of NSW

    As part of the gallery's 2021 program, the Sydney exclusive will also be accompanied by a lineup of works celebrating Matisse today.

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    Fill their stocking with wearable art and an unforgettable Sydney theatre experience.

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    Eight Blockbuster Art Exhibitions to See Across Australia This Summer

    Plan interstate trips to view giant mirrored sculptures by Jeff Koons, check out a major installation by Lindy Lee and explore the world of First Nations fashion — all at Australia's best galleries.

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    It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.

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    Thanks to a government grant program designed to revitalise Australia's arts and entertainment industry.

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    Melbourne's Arts Precinct Is Getting a New NGV Contemporary Art Gallery and an 18,000-Square-Metre Garden

    The Victorian Government has committed $1.46 billion to the site's huge revamp as part of the 2020–21 budget.

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    A Towering 18-Storey Painting of Nicole Kidman Has Temporarily Popped Up in Sydney

    It's soaring above Darlinghurst to promote twisty thriller series 'The Undoing' — and it'll be replaced by a second artwork related to the show this week.

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    This New Melbourne Retail Arcade Has Been Transformed Into an Immersive Public Gallery

    Wander through West Side Place to catch bold works from Reko Rennie, Rone, Adnate and more.

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    The Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and NGV International, too, from mid-December.

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    Local designers have created 18 giant floral works to inject colour into the city.

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    The massive gallery-wide exhibition includes marine monsters, giant neon drawings and a dazzling disco ball made from trash.

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    Check out the live-stream — or draw your own flowers, upload them, and they'll be added to the kaleidoscopic project.

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    Vincent Namatjira's Portrait of Adam Goodes Has Just Taken Out the 2020 Archibald Prize

    Namatjira is the first Indigenous artist to win the award in its 99-year history.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2020 Finalists

    Here are five of our favourite portraits up for the top gong.

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    A Major Retrospective of Works by Famed Australian Artist Mirka Mora Is Coming to Melbourne

    St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works this December.

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    Stay right where you are to explore this online exhibition of works by 65 First Nations artists.

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    This New Grampians 'Hope' Mural Is the Latest Addition to Victoria's Silo Art Trail

    The St Arnaud artwork took local artist Kyle Torney over 800 hours to create.

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    A Huge Exhibition of European Masterpieces from New York's The Met Is Coming to GOMA in 2021

    It'll be a Brisbane exclusive featuring everyone from Monet, van Gogh and Vermeer to Renoir, Rembrandt and Degas.

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