Three remarkable artists have claimed Australia’s most celebrated art prizes, reaffirming the enduring power of paint, place and cultural story. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the following article contains references to a deceased person. There are years when Australia’s most storied art prizes feel like a collective exhale, a moment when the […]
London studio NÃall McLaughlin Architects (NMLA) and local design practice Hayball are planning to build the core of the new cathedral precinct in Broken Bay, Sydney, marking Australia’s first new Catholic cathedral development in over 100 years. Located in the 7.7-hectare suburb of Waitara, 50 kilometres north of Sydney, the new Catholic Cathedral project will […]
The fourth iteration of the Vincent Lingiari Art Award will celebrate the anniversary of the passing of the landmark Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) 1976. Presented by the Central Land Council (CLC) and the peak arts body for Central Australian Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, Desart, the national award honours the legacy of Vincent Lingiari, […]
Melbourne Art Fair’s 19th edition – its first to place a clear emphasis on design – has concluded with reports of record crowds. Organisers say 20,000 visitors attended the 2026 Melbourne Art Fair (MAF), surpassing previous attendance records for the event, which brought together 60 Australian galleries and Indigenous-owned art centres at the Melbourne Convention […]
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