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Detail of Where Hope Sits, a painting by 16-year-old Matilda Emmerich.

Teen artist striving for ‘hope’ during global wars banned from show

A teenager submitted a painting of a young angel in combat fatigues and flags from global conflict zones, but organisers have refused to hang it.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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Giving to a good cause is joyous, says David Gonski.

David Gonski on the art of parting the rich from their money for a good cause

University of NSW chancellor and philanthropist-whisperer David Gonski says it shouldn’t matter why a rich person gives, only that they do.

  • Linda Morris
After holding the event in Melbourne and Sydney for many years, the Affordable Art Fair finally made its way to Brisbane last year. It returns for the second time this week from May 8 to 11.

Affordable Art Fair returns to Brisbane after a sellout first year

The four-day event will see work from more than 400 new and returning artists with prices for collectors starting at $100.

  • Courtney Kruk
Coming to Vivid: David McDiarmid’s Kiss of Light.

Sydney Opera House celebrates work of late artist with a kiss of light

A tribute to David McDiarmid, artist and HIV/AIDS activist, will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails for Vivid Sydney.

  • Linda Morris
Australian Ballet dancers Joseph Romancewicz and Belle Urwin in a rehearsal room at the Sydney Opera House. Telstra Let’s Dance provides rare opportunities for country kids to learn directly from The Australian Ballets talented artists and go behind the scenes of life as a professional ballet dancer, an opportunity rarely given to kids in regional areas. Sydney. April 24, 2025. Photo: Louise Kennerley

‘Take down the walls’: The innovative program bringing ballet to the bush

Hundreds of children in regional Australia will have the opportunity to learn from the Australian Ballet’s teachers and dancers.

  • Cindy Yin
Blak Douglas

An Archibald win brought Blak Douglas plenty of advice. This is what he did with it

After winning Australia’s most famous portrait prize in 2022, Blak Douglas is finally back in the spotlight.

  • Linda Morris
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Death of a Unicorn is a bonkers film about killer unicorns, but it’s drawing on real-life source material.

This bonkers film about killer unicorns is less far-fetched than you’d think

Death of a Unicorn is inspired by real-life artworks that still perplex art historians to this day.

  • Nell Geraets
Thom Roberts

‘Faces can be trains, buses, mountains’: This unique artist might turn your world on its head

A substantial exhibition of the works of Thom Roberts has opened at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

  • Matthew Westwood
Artist Khaled Sabsabi, who had his invitation to participate in the Venice Biennale revoked by Creative Australia, with his work at Barangaroo Metro Station in Sydney.

‘I do not stand for terrorism’: Sacked artist breaks silence, vows to fight for reinstatement

Khaled Sabsabi said his cancellation as Australia’s representative to the Venice Biennale has plagued him with sleepless nights, anxiety and nightmares.

  • Linda Morris
DNA Study Revisited by artist Roberto Lugo, part of an exhibition, The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.

Trump’s order on museums sparks debate on truth-telling

The US president’s latest executive order removes “improper ideology”; some experts argue it’s a fascist move that revises history.

  • Bianca Flowers, Andrew Hay and Julio-Cesar Chavez

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