Adelaide-based Aranda artist Alfred Lowe has taken out the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)’s 2025 Rigg Design Prize for his ambitious ceramic vessels titled ‘You and me, us never part’. Now in its tenth edition, the triennial prize is Australia’s highest national accolade for contemporary design bestowed by an Australian public gallery and seeks to […]
A highly regarded accolade in contemporary Australian design, the Rigg Design Prize celebrates its landmark 10th anniversary in 2025 with a grand prize of $40,000. Among its decorated assembly of 35 finalists are three of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program alumni. Presented at the Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria, the exhibition […]
Melbourne’s heritage-listed multi-arts precinct Abbotsford Convent has engaged architectural practice Kennedy Nolan to play a key role in its renewal. Abbotsford Convent’s Sacred Heart building, previously restored in March 2018. Photo: Derek Swalwell. Renowned for its rich history, striking built and natural landscapes and the community-led campaign to preserve it from commercial development, the six-hectare […]
Donated by artists Yvonne and Arthur Boyd, the sprawling Bundanon estate covers 1000 hectares of bush and parkland on the South Coast of NSW. It is also one of the country’s most significant cultural hubs, this year presenting a special showcase of work by the incredible women of the Boyd dynasty. Running from 22 November […]
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