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Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the first wave of announcements

Visual arts organisations celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025.

A photographic work depicting two Asian men with eyes closed and a leafy branch reading between them, rendered on grid paper.
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Opportunities and awards

Grants open for applications, plus winners of GradFoto award, finalists of National Designer Award and National Graduate Showcase, and more!

'Flashover' multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires

A University of Melbourne project harnesses new effects technology to explore one of the Australian environment's most alarming ever growing…

People outside heritage stone building on sunny day. Adelaide School of Art

Art school receives $7 million to expand

Adelaide Central School of Art to take over heritage building and deepen its offerings.

Portrait of elderly man with white shirt and yellow tie. Tom Lowenstein
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Vale Tom Lowenstein OAM – a man who looked after artists

The sector mourns the loss of one of Australia’s most respected arts tax accountants, Tom Lowenstein.

Man looking at abstract painting.
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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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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Detail of a woman's face with exotic jewellery obscuring her features. women artists
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6 exhibitions by women that promise to open our eyes in 2025

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of International Women's Year. These six exhibitions salute the significant contribution of women artists.

Hyper real oversized sculptures of people in beach scene in gallery. Ron Mueck
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Who are the international art stars exhibiting in Australia this year?

Five cutting-edge contemporary artists are making their way to Australia in 2025 for major exhibitions.

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Exhibition review: 3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different, Bankstown Arts Centre 

CaLD and First Nations artists challenge the traditional Anglo-Saxon art sphere.

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