Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town
A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota is the site of a massive mural being created by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten.
arts (general)
Trash to treasure: road signs artwork wins top gong
Emerging Indigenous artist Gaypalani Wanambi has turned rusting road signs into an award-winning artwork inspired by an ancestral story.
Lynne McGranger wins Gold Logie
Home and Away royalty Lynne McGranger has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.
Student revolt against AI arts course at top university
One of Australia's leading universities is facing resistance to a subject teaching fine arts students how to use artificial intelligence to make artworks.
MAFS ‘adventure’ sours as screen couple face court
A Married At First Sight groom has lamented how the program wasn't the "adventure I had planned" after taking out protective orders against his on-screen bride.
Australia risks missing AI boost if it gets rules wrong
Australia could miss productivity gains and health breakthroughs if it does not consider artificial intelligence rules carefully, a Google executive says.
Viral baker maintains innocence amid author food fight
An Australian baker and social media influencer says she has received online attacks after being accused of plagiarising recipes from other authors.
Authors fume over claims stolen books used to fuel AI
Writers want legal changes and compensation after a tech giant allegedly used pirated books to train its artificial intelligence model.
Festival shines light on age old traditions through art
The 10th iteration of a free Indigenous light festival will feature music, comedy, workshops and talks alongside the art installations the event is known for.
Creative Australia ditches Venice Biennale artistic duo
Arts funding body Creative Australia has dumped the artist and curator it selected to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.
Tiny Tassie town dreams big with SimCity plans
Tasmania's Fingal is proposing a world-first "town twinning" partnership with the digital game SimCity, with hopes it can revitalise the 400-strong community.
Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists
The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with the works of First Nations artists, celebrating culture, connection and storytelling of Indigenous people.
Intergenerational knowledge reimagined at Triennial
Artists or groups from 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region feature in QAGOMA's 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, opening on Saturday.
Prayers answered with divine comedy in Sister Act
A musical version of the hit 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film opens in Melbourne starring Casey Donovan.
Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration
A Queensland artist and dive enthusiast is hosting drawing sessions at the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef - waterproof paper supplied.
MONA queen’s forest foray has aura of ambiguity
It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.
Landmark Cold Chisel 50th anniversary tour
Australian rockers Cold Chisel will revisit their history when they perform 11 special concerts to mark 50 years since the group formed.
Contortionist’s new twist: from birth to foot archery
Contortionist and foot archery world record holder Shannen Michaela is back in training ahead of Cirque Bon Bon's national tour.
Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash
Kaye Brown lost a whole collection of artworks in a truck crash three months ago but the Tiwi artist has kept painting while waiting on an insurance payout.
Tuning out: party ends for a third of music festivals
A landmark report into Australia's live music festival sector has revealed at least one in three events lose money.
Newsreader, Deadloch win big as Margot’s Barbie sizzles
It's still a Barbie world with Margot Robbie and her smash hit movie winning an armful of screen awards as two productions dominated local categories.
Climate warriors inspire choreographer’s new work
Sea level rises forced a group of Torres Strait Islanders to mount a legal challenge to Australia and their story has sparked a new dance work.
Tiddas: Heiss takes novel from the page to centre stage
Indigenous author Anita Heiss' novel Tiddas, which celebrates the strength of sistahood, has been adapted for the stage and will feature at the Sydney Festival.
It’s a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize
An image of three sisters taken by photographer Rochelle James has beaten thousands of other entries to win a $15,000 prize.
National tour lifts the lid on wonders of ancient Egypt
The finest treasures from ancient Egypt will be on display for Australians to wonder at, with a major exhibition based in the Netherlands touring the country.
Elders’ efforts are being celebrated during NAIDOC Week
Events are being held all around the country to mark NAIDOC Week, the annual celebration of Indigenous cultures. This year's theme honours the roles of elders.
Hobart festivalgoers, Antarctic crew take icy dip
Hobart winter festival Dark Mofo has held its annual naked winter solstice swim, while Australia's expeditioners in Antarctica took their own icy plunge.
‘No involvement’: Liberal MP responds to wife’s funding
Federal Liberal MP Warren Entsch has rebuffed questions around the awarding of an Indigenous teaching grant to his wife, saying he had nothing to do with it.
Former premier shares national stage with comedy legend
A premier who stamped an indelible mark on an Australian state and a satirist who left generations in stitches feature in the King's Birthday Honours List.
Art and Design festival says Welcome to the Party
A centrepiece of the Brisbane Art and Design Festival is an exhibition of ceramics at the Museum of Brisbane.
Mesmerising maze of mirrors winding its way back home
Immersive audiovisual feast Kaleidoscope is returning to the city where it was created after the mesmerising maze of mirrors toured festivals and galleries.