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What Rhana Devenport has planned for the Art Gallery of South Australia
In the face of recent funding cuts in South Australia, Devenport believes that the Art Gallery of SA remains pregnant…
Angus Trumble reflects on his time at the National Portrait Gallery
Taking risks, working with government and escalating the acquisition program: the National Portrait Gallery's outgoing Director reflects on his five…
Growing the national profile of Aboriginal art with the 36th Telstra NATSIAA
Australia’s premier Awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Telstra NATSIAA are extending a greater national reach for the…
Japanese 'starchitect' Kengo Kuma makes Australian footprint
From designing Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Stadium to working with students in Canberra, Kengo Kuma keeps it real by connecting materials…
David Goldblatt’s quiet determination is a lesson for all photographers
We don’t just take images, we make images – and in doing so impact history. David Goldblatt did so for…
Why we need strong women to lead risk-taking in the arts
It's easy to talk about breaking glass ceilings and taking risks, but the National Gallery's Assistant Director Alison Wright shows…
20 new portraits for NPG valued at half a million
The commitment to commissioning portraits gets a $500,000 endorsement, as the National Portrait Gallery marks a 20-year legacy, and launches…
Art lessons from William Kentridge
William Kentridge shared wisdoms of life in the studio – including embracing stupidity, bastardry and saying no – during his…
Review: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage, AGNSW
Hermitage Director says this exhibition presents ‘a Hermitage view of the history of modern art,' but it does so much…
Art is a constant reminder of our colonial wars
Two hundred log coffins were commissioned for Australia’s bicentenary. Thirty years later, the NGA's Director and the project’s curator discuss…