Tommy Emmanuel at 70
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What will be left behind? The fight to protect Murujuga rock art
Australia's Murujuga rock art faces serious threats as the North West Shelf gas project is extended to 2070. Traditional owners, scientists, and global heritage bodies are raising urgent concerns. This article explores the fight to protect a sacred cultural site.
Vivid Sydney 2025 illuminates the power of imagination
Vivid Sydney 2025 returns with bold projections and new ideas under the theme, Dream, but not all audiences are convinced. Clever Planet explores the highlights, creative direction, and public reaction to Australia's biggest arts festival.
Telstra NATSIAA 2025 celebrating the future of First Nations art
The 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards bring together 71 finalists from across Australia. This year's exhibition showcases First Nations artists' bold, grounded, and culturally rich work, reinforcing the importance of Indigenous storytelling in contemporary art.
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.
Why artist pay in Australia is at breaking point
Artist pay in Australia has reached crisis levels, causing financial stress, inequality, and hardship, highlighting an urgent need for policy reforms and fair pay standards.
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.
Rock and roll on show at Fox Jenson Galleries
At Melbourne Art Fair 2025, Fox Jensen Galleries showcased bold explorations in abstraction by Jan Albers, Koen Delaere, Elisabeth Vary, and Aida Tomescu, blending sculpture and painting into a dynamic, tactile dialogue on colour, form, and emotional intensity.
ICA LA expands contemporary art in Los Angeles
ICA LA's planned expansion includes a new outdoor space for installations, advancing its mission to support bold contemporary in Los Angeles.
Dib Bangkok and the future of contemporary art in Thailand
Set to open in December, Dib Bang will showcase Yayoi Kusama and Rirkrit Tiravanija, marking a major moment for contemporary art in Thailand.
Tang Wing: The Met's bold step into contemporary art
Frida Escobedo's new wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will expand the museum's modern art collection, redefining what a contemporary art museum can be.
Frida Kahlo: More than a portrait
Frida Kahlo's life and legacy unfold in a powerful new exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery. "In Her Own Image" reveals how Kahlo transformed pain into creative power through fashion, photography, and fiercely personal artworks.
Joan Mitchell: A Landscape of Feeling
Anticipating Tate Modern's 2026 Joan Mitchell retrospective: Explore the Abstract Expressionist's unique path. Her vibrant canvases convey fierce energy, raw emotion, and connection to nature, born from lived experience. A monumental legacy awaits rediscovery.