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Big Mother set to polarise

February 18, 2010 13:33:00

The Art Gallery of SA adds a striking sculpture to its collection - Patricia Piccinini's Big Mother.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, sculpture, sa, adelaide-5000

French artist finds what's missing in Penrith

February 16, 2010 20:28:00

The people of Penrith might not think they have much in common with the billionaires of America's Silicon Valley.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, multiculturalism, penrith-2750, sydney-2000

Contemporary art's old masters return to Oz

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February 12, 2010 18:16:00

Old masters of the contemporary art world return to Australia to celebrate 40 years of the Kaldor Public Art Projects.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, libraries-museums-and-galleries, performance-art, australia, nsw, north-sydney-2060

Park development gets the thumbs up

January 14, 2010 10:06:00

Construction on Reconciliation Park in Wilcannia will begin soon, following good feedback from public consultation.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, programs-and-initiatives, broken-hill-2880

SA gallery director quits over funding

January 12, 2010 08:17:00

The director of the South Australian Art Gallery, Christopher Menz, is quitting over funding cuts.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, art-history, contemporary-art, visual-art, libraries-museums-and-galleries, lifestyle-and-leisure, sa, adelaide-5000

Year of bright lights and stellar performances

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December 18, 2009 09:21:00

If there was one person I would nominate as the standout in the arts for 2009 it would be Warwick Thornton. With his knockout film Samson And Delilah, the Aboriginal filmmaker was everywhere. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, contemporary-art, visual-art, feature-films, opera-and-musical-theatre, theatre, australia

Eliasson on art in a changing climate

December 8, 2009 21:33:00

Artist Olafur Eliasson calls on his colleagues to offer their thoughts on climate change.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, environment, climate-change, un-climate-change-conference-copenhagen-2009, australia, denmark

Vandals hack at massive knitted artwork

November 28, 2009 22:02:00

Vandals have ruined a large knitted public art display at Kensington, in Melbourne's west.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, carnivals-and-festivals, community-and-society, installation, community-and-multicultural-festivals, australia, vic, kensington-3031

Artist sells work in game with 'Australian devil'

November 25, 2009 13:00:00

A French artist has struck an unusual deal with Tasmanian art collector David Walsh who will hand over a regular fee until the artist dies.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, offbeat, australia, tas, france

Revamp for SA arts training

November 12, 2009 07:45:00

Vocational arts training in South Australia is getting a revamp.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, performance-art, sa, adelaide-5000

Festival for the people

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November 6, 2009 10:14:00

2010 Perth International Arts Festival events.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, carnivals-and-festivals, perth-6000

Disappointment over Archibald decision

November 6, 2009 08:08:00

The Bendigo Art Gallery is disappointed the Archibald Prize exhibition will not be returning next year.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, libraries-museums-and-galleries, australia, vic, bendigo-3550

Fair trade code for Indigenous artists

October 9, 2009 14:09:00

Art dealers urged to back a new arrangement to protect Indigenous artists from exploitation.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, painting, libraries-museums-and-galleries, community-and-society, indigenous, federal-government, indigenous-policy, australia, nt, sa, adelaide-5000

Blake Prize awarded to video artwork

September 3, 2009 16:37:00

A silent video of people watching a rock concert wins Australia's top award for religious art.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, human-interest, awards-and-prizes, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Auction gives hope to art market

August 26, 2009 10:11:00

The art world is breathing a sigh of relief after a big auction in Melbourne showed signs the market is making a recovery.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, painting, sculpture, melbourne-3000

Record interest in SA artists' festival

August 24, 2009 08:21:00

Record numbers of artists have featured their work as part of the SALA arts festival.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, carnivals-and-festivals, photography, community-and-society, sa, adelaide-5000

Doomsday seed vault inspires contemporary exhibition

August 7, 2009 14:00:00

The CSIRO hopes its new art exhibition will help raise awareness of the need to save the world's agricultural seeds.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, agricultural-crops, earth-sciences, act, canberra-2600

Museum to show Burton's unseen works

July 30, 2009 08:38:00

Tim Burton's unseen films, paintings and drawings will be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York later this year.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, feature-films, libraries-museums-and-galleries, united-kingdom, england, united-states

Trafalgar Square art puts public on a pedestal

July 7, 2009 07:30:00

An unusual new artwork sees members of the public stand on an empty plinth in Trafalgar Square.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, performance-art, offbeat, england

Mecca painting wins young artist $40,000

June 16, 2009 15:24:00

Jackson Slattery wins the $40k Metro Art Gallery Award - the richest for artists under 35.[MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, painting, libraries-museums-and-galleries, armadale-3143

Archibald Prize exhibition opens in Bendigo

May 29, 2009 10:00:00

The Bendigo Art Gallery is expecting more than 40,000 people to attend this year's exhibition of the Archibald Prize. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, libraries-museums-and-galleries, bendigo-3550, melbourne-3000

Some highs for Aboriginal art in economic downturn

April 9, 2009 09:48:00

The global economic crisis could actually improve the quality of Aboriginal art, an art centre says.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, alice-springs-0870

Organisers delighted with start to Ten Days on the Island

March 28, 2009 11:00:00

Organisers of Tasmanian bi-ennial arts festival 10 Days on the Island say the event's off to a great start. [MORE]

Tags: contemporary-art, dance, visual-art, carnivals-and-festivals, libraries-museums-and-galleries, performance-art, popular-culture, theatre, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Edinburgh festival aims to beat recession blues

March 26, 2009 12:26:00

The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) hopes to shake off the recession blues with a wide-ranging program for its 2009 season inspired by Scotland's 18th century enlightenment.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, visual-art, entertainment-events, carnivals-and-festivals, music, opera-and-musical-theatre, performance-art, australia, united-kingdom, scotland

'Hard yards' pay off for prize-winning snapper

March 19, 2009 18:18:00

Ingvar Kenne's compelling image of his two sons playing by a pool wins $25,000 prize.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, contemporary-art, libraries-museums-and-galleries, photography, australia, act, canberra-2600