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An installation shot of an artwork involving molten steel dripping from the ceiling from multiple outlets into shallow baths of water. To be shown at Mona for Dark Mofo 2025.
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1500-degree molten steel installation, inspired by Caravaggio, to drip from the ceiling of Mona

A 2022 Venice Biennale commission by Italian artist Arcangelo Sassolino will be recreated for Mona in time for Dark Mofo…

Melbourne Design Week 2025 lighting designs, featuring a photo of four design objects with lighting tubes that appear like furniture.
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First look: what’s on at Melbourne Design Week 2025

ArtsHub picks some program highlights at this year’s Melbourne Design Week, 15-25 May – 100 Lights, Beyond the Grave and…

Performer holds a prop electric guitar spraying pyrotechnic sparks. In the background, a male performer waves bright sparks in a circle.
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Fremantle International Street Arts Festival announces a fiery line-up for 2025

FISAF returns to celebrate its 25th year.

An exhibition of large paintings depicting circular shapes with vibrant colours, while four viewers look on.
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Hilma af Klint: should art be for the public, despite the artist's wishes?

A disparate voice from the Hilma af Klint Foundation hopes to fulfil the artist's legacy by making her work available…

View of gallery exhibition with ceramic and glass artworks. Sabbia Gallery
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Exhibition review: twenty, Sabbia Gallery

This exhibition is testament to the enduring allure of collecting ceramics, glass and fibre art – 20 years of Sabbia…

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Vivid Sydney 2025 program, freshly released and packed

For its 15th anniversary, Vivid Sydney dares to dream with its new theme.

two musicians performing on stage with two other woman standing to their left. Sandra Morales is second from the right, a woman with light skin, long dark blonde hair, wearing a green patterned dress. The stage feels intimate and is cast in an orange light.
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Opportunities and awards

Grant for experimental theatre and new initiative for immersive art, plus winners of songwriting competition and finalists of 2025 Penguin…

A black and white photograph, taken in 1962, of a large modern light-filled gallery space showing an exhibition with paintings on the walls and sculptures installed in the space. There are three well-dressed people in the gallery looking at the art.
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Short history of Australian artists at Venice Biennale reveals some irony within current furore

What does an eye over the history reveal about the Creative Australia Board’s recent Venice Biennale decision?

Old architecture exposition building displaying quilt convention.
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Quilt convention draws international talent to Melbourne

Blending learning experiences, exhibitions, community and craftsmanship, this premium quilting event is soon to unfold in Australia.

Blonde woman wearing a white top holding up an auction paddle. Art market.
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Financial win for Australian visual artists internationally

The Resale Royalty Scheme has been extended, ensuring visual artists receive remuneration from sales across nine more countries.

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