When Stu Thaung reopened the Mandalay Bus in 2013 he says it got a lot of support from people who wanted to see Canberra recognised as “a cool place to call home”.

On the façade of the new Ritz-Carlton, Perth, Tasmanian-based artist Catherine Woo was invited to engage the grand proportions of Western Australia in a transformative art installation from the nearby Swan River to the falling water of the famous Kimberley Gorges.

Peter Kingston is a well-known Australian artist who from a young age had a natural ability for drawing, and an interest in comics and film.

“The urgent states of our contemporary lives are laden with unresolved past anxieties and hidden layers of the supernatural. NIRIN is about to expose this, demonstrating that artists and creatives have the power to resolve, heal, dismember and imagine futures of transformation for re-setting the world.” – Brook Andrew

For three decades the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) has nurtured strong and meaningful relationships between artists and the local community while fostering support of artistic enquiry and contemporary art practice in the field of photography. To celebrate the institution’s 30-year anniversary the MGA invited Australian artists Peta Clancy, Lee Grant, Ponch Hawkes and David Rosetzky, to create a portrait of the City of Monash.

Liverpool Sculpture Walk features ten artists who engage with aspects of Australian nature, climate change, Aboriginal culture, astronomy, and their relationship to synthetic materials.

‘Monster Theatres’ proposes an arena of speculation, a circus of the unorthodox and the absurd, a shadow play between truth and fiction – Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA).

‘Matisse & Picasso’ at the National Gallery of Australia brings together the works of two of the world’s most celebrated modern artists. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso felt they were each without peer – except for each other.

Australian Galleries presents ‘Supermankind’ an exhibition of paintings by Dale Cox that continue to bring the artist’s interest in environmental and anthropological themes to the fore.

A mastery of marble sculpting has brought Alex Seton’s artworks across the globe, however his newest show The Great Escape signifies a return to his roots in regional New South Wales.

The National Film and Sound Archive has transformed into Australia’s biggest video game arcade, offering more than 80 playable arcade games plus a look into 50 years of video game design and history.

New exhibitions at Beaver Galleries, Canberra, remind us that human perception is incredibly unique, but the urge to create meaning from our experiences is ultimately universal.

Sydney-based artist Kate Mitchell has been working on a major project titled ‘All Auras Touch’ since 2 October 2019 with the aim of capturing the auras of 1023 people whose occupations are recognised on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations register.

The advancement of new technologies in the digital age raises concerns for what we know about surveillance in the 21st century. What is our awareness of how, when and why we are constantly being watched? Visual artist and filmmaker Matthew Sleeth, explores the complexities of our relationship with new media technology in ‘A Drone Opera’.

There are a lot of inspiring people acting in inspiring ways to ensure we don’t forget about the environments, communities, and animals around the country that were affected by fires this summer. One of these hopeful, thoughtful acts is taking place at Canberra’s Nishi Gallery in the form of ‘Fire Fight Exhibition’.

As the cool air and Autumn hue descends upon the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains so too does the annual outdoor ‘Sculpture at Scenic World’ exhibition, now in its 9th year.

Melbourne Design Week opens on the 12th March for ten days filled with over 300 events; comprising of talks, exhibitions, tours and workshops.

This year the carpet will roll out across a number of galleries, creative spaces and venues ­- stretching from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, through the city and further afield to Parramatta in the West.

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Wiradjuri / Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones is set to take over 2,500 square metres of Hyde Park Barracks with a temporary art installation comprising of red and white stones collected from Wiradjuri Country, NSW.