Art

Janet Dawson has long been considered one of Australia's most acclaimed visual artists. Now, her six-decade career is the subject of a major survey at AGNSW.

We asked ChatGPT to create authentic Indigenous artworks and stories. Experts say what it produced — while "quick, easy and cheap" — represents a profound threat to First Nations cultures.

Sound artists show beauty can still be found in a world full of technology, even the noise of IV machines and AI chatbots.

An image of three First Nations girls gesturing with their middle fingers towards the camera, highlighting the issue of Indigenous children in youth detention, wins the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

More than 1,500 First Nations artists from across Australia participated in this year's Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. It is estimated the fair generates more than $4 million in revenue every year, all of which is returned to communities.

Are we really comfortable with trading away one of the few financial benefits Australian creatives have left?

Gaypalani Waṉambi, daughter of the late Mr Waṉambi, has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, for work about an ancient honey hunter.

First Nations youth have put forward their demands to leaders in Canberra, and they have asked for a "real response".

The piece by American artist Jeff Koons — Balloon Venus Dolni Vestonice (Yellow), 2013–17 — is a nearly three-metre-tall polished stainless steel statue.

Shakespeare's Coriolanus has drawn parallels to Trump. But for its star Hazem Shammas, it has brought up the failures of the arts community in relation to the war in Gaza.

Recovering from a painful injury, Loribelle Spirovski ditched her paintbrush to craft a portrait of William Barton. It just won People's Choice in the Archibald Prize. 

Tattoos have a long and rich history in Australia, but they have often been limited to an artistic subculture. This is the story of how they went mainstream.

Some often-reproduced French Impressionist paintings might feel very familiar, but to see them in person is to experience them in an entirely new way, curator Katie Hanson says.

A community hub, seed bank, art gallery, cafe and retail space combine to make an Australian first between Pomonal and Halls Gap in regional Victoria.

Cole White lives with Down syndrome and is often non-verbal — but through art, he has found a new way to express himself. 

Slow looking has become profoundly counter-cultural. And anything that serves as an antidote to chronic distraction, that pulls our gaze from pulsing, popping screens to quieter skies surely should be applauded.

Eighteen regional art galleries in New South Wales are facing an uncertain future after missing out on four years' worth of government funding.

Many are celebrating that Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino have had their Venice Biennale invitation reinstated. But the impact of the decision, and the many questions surrounding it, remain.

After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.

David Campbell, Virginia Gay, Natalie Abbott and Victoria Falconer are stars of Australian cabaret. They share what they love about the art form and how they got started.