16 h. ago This show changes everything you think you know about Indigenous art

Marcia Langton started working on the Potter’s new exhibition 10 years ago. She doesn’t care if you don’t like it, but she does want you to learn.

Politics

25 h. ago Sydney Opera House celebrates work of late artist with a kiss of light

A tribute to David McDiarmid, artist and HIV/AIDS activist, will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails for Vivid Sydney.

Society

52 h. ago A tiny budget and a whole lot of interruptions? If anything, they made this documentary better

Dale Frank was once considered one of art’s “bad boys”. A new documentary offers an intimate look behind the scenes.

Politics

3 d. ago These works by Sidney Nolan have never been displayed. Now they’re heading to Melbourne

In 1962, the artist visited Auschwitz. The paintings he created afterwards have been brought together in a new exhibition.

Politics

3 d. ago My generation could learn a lot from Boomers about gratitude

I admit I have a slight tendency to spiral into negativity. So it’s a pleasure to look to a generation that has mastered the art of finding joy in simple things.

Politics

4 d. ago Price tag for opening of Parramatta Powerhouse edges towards $50 million

The museum has locked in three major artists for its opening program, including a British stage designer associated with U2’s Las Vegas concerts.

Economics

4 d. ago Price tag for opening of Powerhouse Parramatta edges towards $50 million

The museum has locked in three major artists for its opening program, including a British stage designer associated with U2’s Las Vegas concerts.

Economics

6 d. ago Storm’s Welcome to Country ‘cancelled’ at last minute, says Indigenous elder

Indigenous groups say they have been left dumbfounded and distressed after the Welcome to Country at Melbourne Storm’s Anzac Day NRL match was cancelled at the last minute.

Events

6 d. ago Did you buy a painting by this artist for $925? It could be worth $125,000 now

Demand for works by the Queensland-raised painter Margaret Olley, who died in 2011, continues to grow, and many of her masterpieces have found their way back into the art market.

Economics

6 d. ago ‘We have to stand strong’: Indigenous elders defiant in face of Nazi hecklers at dawn service

Hecklers shattered the peace at Melbourne’s Shrine of remembrance during a Welcome to Country ceremony. Hours later, the scene was repeated in Perth.

Politics

8 d. ago Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs, but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.

Culture

8 d. ago ‘They took my child from me’: Families call for change after Indigenous suicides in same hospital

Jessica Rain Jones would always joke that she had two mums. Her white mum, and her black mum.

Society

8 d. ago Riffing on anxiety, death and Elon Musk, this comic takes no prisoners

British comic’s Nish Kumar’s joke about the contents of his fridge is as relatable as he gets in a furious set that covers injustice and all sorts of nonsense.

Events

1 week ago How a preacher’s courage amid a brutal massacre inspired this artist

Thirty years ago, George Gittoes arrived at a Rwandan refugee camp amid unimaginable violence. But he discovered an oasis of calm in the face of brutality.

Politics

1 week ago ‘What can we do?’: Their favourite son now a Sun, Tigers seek to stem bleeding of Indigenous talent

Richmond’s investment in Indigenous talent was a cornerstone of their golden era. A few short years later, Daniel Rioli is playing against them, and Indigenous player numbers are falling at the Tigers and across the AFL.

Politics

1 week ago An Archibald win brought Blak Douglas plenty of advice. This is what he did with it

After winning Australia’s most famous portrait prize in 2022, Blak Douglas is finally back in the spotlight.

Politics

1 week ago They’ve been photographed hundreds of times but never like this

Campbell Addy’s stunning images changed the game for women like Meghan Markle and Naomi Campbell.

Politics

2 w. ago Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick

Southwick, who is Jewish and campaigns against antisemitism, said the vandalism on the poster for Benson Saulo, who is running for the federal seat of Macnamara, was “very confronting”.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Faces can be trains, buses, mountains’: This unique artist might turn your world on its head

A substantial exhibition of the works of Thom Roberts has opened at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Lucky he came, he saved you’, Cassius Turvey’s murder trial told

One of the men accused of murdering Cassius Turvey “saved” the Indigenous teenager as he was being attacked by a co-accused, a jury has heard.

Events