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COMA's new flagship home opens among buzzing crowd

With guests spilling out onto the streets at its opening, COMA is positioning itself for a new chapter.

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Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the first wave of announcements

Visual arts organisations celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025.

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Features

Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts

Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

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Art market lessons learned in 2024

Healthy advice for decisive leadership in 2025.

Model and crew backstage for the Melbourne Fashion Festival. A tall female model with pale skin and red lips is wearing a red satin dress with a large floral feature over her chest, while the crew adjusts something around her ear.
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Fashion, craft and design calendar 2025

What’s on in fashion, craft and design this year, including exhibitions, fashion festivals, design weeks and makers' markets.

Newcastle Art Gallery staff preparing the collection for offsite storage, prior to commencement of the major building expansion project, 2022.
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Newcastle Art Gallery reveals 2025 reopening date following ambitious expansion

Newcastle Art Gallery will reopen in time for the city's flagship festival with new space for exhibitions and a sculptural…

Best art. Claire Lambe, ‘Witnessing Bacon’, installation view at Sarah Scout Presents. A large tapestry based on a photo of Bacon’s messy studio, hanging against a violet wall with a saddle shaped seat in front.
Opinions & Analysis

The best art I saw in 2024 across 11 cities and over 200 exhibitions

A note of appreciation to all the artists and artworks that left a mark on my year.

Exhibition title and full artist list announced for the TarraWarra Biennial 2025 

All artists have now been announced for next year's TarraWarra Biennial, curated by Kimberley Moulton.

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Opinions & Analysis

The changing landscape of artist/dealer representation

The Australian art market is at a crossroads. How will that impact the artist and art dealer relationship?

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Exhibition review: Brian Robinson and Prita Tina Yeganeh, Onespace

An unlikely but beautiful pairing of exhibitions that works.

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