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The true cost of winning: Are Australian art prizes supporting artists or institutions?
Thoughts on how Australian art prizes function as economic systems examining what artists pay, what institutions gain, and whether prizes truly support working artists or primarily serve institutional prestige.
And Still I Rise: 20 Women Artists Reclaim the Australian Art Narrative
A major exhibition opening November 8 at AGNSW brings together culturally diverse women artists in a powerful statement of resilience and resistance.
Art... in-person
The Affordable Art Fair is a glorious art bazaar that's making art accessible to everyone. The fair is also a haven for living artists and a direct rebellion against soulless, AI-generated art, creating a vital on-ramp for new collectors.
Blow & Epoch: A Dialogue in Art at the Lyon Housemuseum
Step into the Lyon Housemuseum for a unique exhibition featuring Christopher Langton's bold sculptures and Ry David Bradley's hybrid paintings. Explore how these Australian artists challenge perceptions of reality and art, all within a visionary home turned public gallery.
Still Life Reimagined at the STILL Award 2025
The art world is abuzz with the STILL: National Still Life Award 2025. This prestigious prize, hosted by Yarrila Arts and Museum, showcases how artists are radically reinventing still life.
The Unfurling Triumph of Bronwyn Oliver's 'Tide'
Bronwyn Oliver's magnificent 'Tide' just set a new record for Australian sculpture, selling for $1.25M This powerful work, once gracing Sydney's Quay restaurant, affirms Oliver's enduring legacy as a visionary artist.
The Hurting Strings
Life took an agonising detour when the Fitball that Australian Artist Soula Mantalvanos sat on burst one day. The invisible nightmare of Pudendal nerve pain set in and it became clear that this was one of those issues that medical practitioners and the Workcover system simply couldn’t deal with.
Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention
We visited North Carolina's Museum of Art in April 2025, where we interviewed Jared Ledesma, Curator of 20th-Century Art and Contemporary Art, about his exhibition "Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention."
Melissa Loughnan's vision for MAF26
MAF25 marked Melbourne Art Fair’s transition to an annual format, combining curatorial depth with commercial focus. Under new director Melissa Loughnan, the fair redefined space, flow, and engagement in a revitalised vision for contemporary Australian art.
Allan Mitelman's resonance of surface
Allan Mitelman’s abstract art explores texture, colour, and surface through paintings, drawings, and printmaking. His nuanced, non-figurative works encourage contemplation without narrative constraint.
Tommy Emmanuel at 70
Tommy is at the top of his game and Maton Guitars' spiritual son is showing no signs of slowing down. Indisputably one of the world's greatest musicians, Tommy is also one of the nicest humans you'll ever meet.
Artistic Freedom Triumphs
Monash University reinstates Khaled Sabsabi’s exhibition, Stolon Press: Flat Earth, celebrating artistic freedom. Featuring calligraphy with Lebanese coffee, the show reflects Sabsabi’s experiences during Lebanon's civil war, amidst broader political dialogues.
Australia’s Political Parties & the Arts. Is it genuine commitment or electioneering?
As Australia’s 2025 election nears, Labor’s arts commitment appears sincere but limited, the Coalition’s engagement minimal, and the Greens propose deep reforms.
Pippin Drysdale’s Quiet Monument to Place
Sabbia Gallery showcased Pippin Drysdale’s Remembered Landscapes at Melbourne Art Fair 2025, presenting porcelain works that captured the spirit, memory, and beauty of Australia’s landscapes through masterful form and colour.