Visual art
Three things I love: Art with kids is possible! Perth artist parents share their secrets
Galleries that are family-friendly, with amazing programming and space for running around are more common than you might think. Here’s your insider cheat sheet.
- by Emma Young
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This sheep in sheep’s clothing is solving a knotty problem
A designer has found an innovative way to turn ‘waste’ wool into something beautiful.
- by Will Cox
Bacteria deployed to the rescue of precious church frescoes
For years, art restorers have used sponges and warm water to help bring masterpieces back to life, risking a lot of damage. Enter the bugs.
- by Horaci Garcia and Eva Manez
Picasso in Paddington? Where to see great art beyond major galleries
From Damien Hirst to Andy Warhol, there are major artists on display where you might not expect them.
- by Michaela Boland
Stonehenge meets 2001: A Space Odyssey in monumental Sydney exhibition
There’s a crackling bonfire, a burning donkey effigy and popping fireworks.
- by Linda Morris
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City life
Opening nights and studio visits: How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated
The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissioned for Southbank by New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai.
- by Cara Waters
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City life
An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027
An eight-metre sculpture of a “soft-toy-appearing kangaroo” should be sitting in Southbank, but costs have ballooned to more than 10 times initial estimates.
- by Cara Waters
When art and politics collide: The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart
Sackings, boycotts, sponsorship withdrawals: arts organisations across the country are in turmoil. So who has the right to say what?
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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UK
Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire
The watercolours, thought to have been personally bought by Sir John Galvin from the pioneering Aboriginal artist in the 1950s, were sold to a mystery buyer.
- by Rob Harris
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City life
Why Melbourne’s lord mayor wants to sell the Regent Theatre
The century-old Collins Street institution is estimated to be worth between $40 million and $50 million, and the council owns a 51 per cent stake.
- by Cara Waters
Tiny town bats well above average when it comes to artists
For an isolated community of about 2000 people, the place is awash with an extraordinary number of daubers.
- by Nick Galvin
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