Blacktown City Art Prize winners announced

The winners of the 2013 Blacktown City Art Prize were announced on Thursday 5 December at a glittering reception at...

Contemporary art virgin? Walk Sydney’s galleries

On a wet Friday day I set out in search of some of Sydney’s galleries in Surry Hills and Chippendale....

1100 handmade bolts

Up at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome the heritage-listed Bellman Hangar has been restored. The main structures have been dismantled,...

At Home: Phyllis Stewart

Born in Berry, and sharing family connections with both the Dharwal and Yuin communities of the south coast of...

Lord Howe and the horny turtle

Why is that turtle so horny? Reached in only an hour’s flying time from Sydney, Lord Howe Island Museum attempts...

Finding our direction

Traditionally the museum has not been seen as a place for social engagement. Museums and galleries evolved as object-based...

Contemporary Outsider Art call for papers

Contemporary Outsider Art: The Global Context invites artists, curators, collectors and scholars to deliver paperson Outsider Art in Europe, North America,...

A ‘shot in the arm’

On Friday 6 December, representatives from museums and galleries in the Western Riverina and Murray regions gathered at the Peppin...

On the night

WINNER: EDUCATION AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT 3-20 STAFF Bathurst Regional Art Gallery: Look Art Talk...

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Tino La Bamba Pozible Campaign

Mark Shorter’s performance Tino La Bamba: A Spaniard’s Journey to Lismore, a burlesque cross-country adventure on a handcrafted ‘mechanical steed’,...

Firstdraft bids goodbye to Chalmers Street

First Draft closes three final exhibitions at their Chalmers Street galleries on 14 December. This marks the last shows they...

Opportunity knocks 2013

This year the NSW government funded 11 industry placements under the Mentorship, Fellowship and Volunteer Placement program, administered by M&G...

Newcastle Museum becomes underwater world

On Saturday 7 December, Newcastle Museum opens the Deep Oceans exhibition and unleashes the incredible, weird, and terrifying critters that...

Making sense of the M&G census

During February though to May 2013, M&G NSW undertook a comprehensive census and survey of the sector, aiming to:...

Nambucca Heads

The Headland Historical Museum is located on Headland Drive, Nambucca Heads. That’s the same headland you’ll be watching for...

Distant connections to the here and now

In Amanda Bishop’s short film Travelling Memories the romantic vision of travel and the promise of change is depicted...

2014 Gallery Grant recipients announced!

The NSW Government and Museums & Galleries of NSW are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Curatorial Support...

Not just fabulous frocks

Dressing Sydney is brought to life through an exquisite collection of rare photographs, garments and accessories. This exhibition, a collaborative...

At Home: My saltwater murris

Michael Philp is remembering. He’s thinking of his childhood: his father, of fish and of the night skies. Philp paints...