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Mitch Cairns, Agatha Gothe-Snape (detail). oil on linen, 140.5 x 125 cm © the artist - photo by Mim Stirling, AGNSW

Mitch Cairns wins 2017 Archibald Prize

July 28 - Exhibitions, Latest News, Visual Arts

Sydney artist Mitch Cairns, a four-time Archibald Prize finalist, has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Archibald Prize with a stylised portrait of his artist-partner, Agatha Gothe-Snape. Gothe-Snape is a signific...

Nite Art 2017 Jordan Eagles, Blood Illumination, 2016.

Nite Art returns to uncover art after dark in Melbourne

July 26 - Creative Industries, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

From 6.00pm on Thursday 27 July, art lovers and night seekers are invited to explore our unique city through an interconnected network of galleries, museums, artist-run initiatives and undiscovered spaces at Nite Art 201...

Melbourne Art Trams return for 2017

April 10 - Creative Industries, Visual Arts

Melbourne Festival, Creative Victoria, Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams have announced the fifth year of the Melbourne Art Trams project – a public art project that transforms Melbourne’s iconic trams into...

Artbank new Melbourne premises pre renovation

Artbank Melbourne on the move to bigger premises

April 4 - Creative Industries, Latest News, Visual Arts

After more than a decade operating out of a showroom and office in Armadale, Artbank will this year take up residence in a large-scale new, purpose-designed warehouse space in Down Street, Collingwood. A key driver in th...

Ronnie van Hout, To Love and be Loved in Return

First artists announced for The National: New Australian Art 2017

October 12 - Latest News, Visual Arts

The first announcement of artists presenting work in the inaugural edition of The National: New Australian Art, opening on 30 March 2017 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), Carriageworks and the Museum of Cont...

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Kaldor Public Art Project’s most ambitious project to date

September 26 - Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Kaldor Public Art Project’s most ambitious project to date and the first to be created by an Australian Aboriginal artist is currently on display in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden in its free-to-the-public presentation un...

Zie Bradley The Red Rose Dress Chatswood Chase Sydney

Zoe Bradley: The Red Rose Dress

September 19 - Exhibitions, Visual Arts

A stunning bespoke couture gown consisting of nearly 400 hand-sculpted paper roses by acclaimed UK paper artist Zoe Bradley has gone on display at Chatswood Chase Sydney. Exclusively commissioned by Chatswood Chase in ce...

SWELL Sculpture Festival Alicia Lane Rainforest Remnants photo by Rowly Emmett

SWELL Sculpture Festival 2016

September 12 - Exhibitions, Visual Arts

A giant inflatable turtle, a shining diamond forgotten in the sands, and oversized Scrabble tiles spelling a word that resonates with the iconic location itself are just a few highlights of this year’s internationa...