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Nationally touring First Nations exhibition highlights City’s NAIDOC celebrations
Nationally significant First Nations art and cultural experiences are set to tak...
Phoebe Blogg 6 Jul 2026
Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch
Some would call it kitsch but Tony Albert instead coined the phrase Aboriginalia...
Walmajarri artist John Prince Siddon unveils his largest work ever for The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has unveiled the 2026 Circular Quay Foy...
Phoebe Blogg 27 Apr 2026
Sesame Street joins ancestor, kangaroos on mega mural
Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Cookie Monster have traded Sesame Street for the bush,...
Will Nicholas 23 Apr 2026
First Nations artist Dennis Golding debuts new work in MCA Australia's new C3West project
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia), in partnership with Ba...
Phoebe Blogg 15 Apr 2026
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts brings major Kimberley First Nations exhibition home for Australian debut

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts will open its Season 2 program this April with the Australian debut of All That Country Holds, a major exhibition bringing together 10 senior artists from across t...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 9, 2026
Revealed 2026: a major statewide celebration of Aboriginal art in the heart of Boorloo/Perth

Revealed - Western Australia's largest Aboriginal art market and exhibition returns to Boorloo/Perth in April 2026, presented by the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western Australia (AACHWA) in partnership...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 25, 2026
Young Indigenous printmakers exploring culture through art

Emerging Indigenous artists are gaining hands-on experience and public recognition through the Young Indigenous Printmakers program, a regional initiative bringing cultural expression into the spotlig...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 11, 2026
BARKAA wins First Nations Music Prize at inaugural New South Wales awards

Hip-hop powerhouse BARKAA was awarded the First Nations Music Prize at the inaugural NSW Music Prize Awards on Monday. Her second EP, 'Big Tidda', has cemented the Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper's pl...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Nov 25, 2025
Art, identity, and history converge in NAS’s powerful new exhibition: ‘The Neighbour at the Gate’

As NAIDOC Week draws to a close, the National Art School (NAS) proudly presents 'The Neighbour at the Gate' - a powerful new exhibition exploring the shared histories and connections between First Nat...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jul 10, 2025
Warraba Weatherall’s first solo exhibition opens at MCA Australia

Gamilaroi artist and educator Warraba Weatherall launched his first solo museum exhibition, Shadow and Substance, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) on Thursday.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 22, 2025
Nephi Denham’s latest exhibition lands in Townsville

Girramay artist Nephi Denham is set to showcase his latest work in a solo exhibition at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts in Gurambilbarra (Townsville) from 31 January.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 29, 2025
Intergenerational knowledge reimagined at Triennial

If Haus Yuriyal's colours dazzle you, well, that's the point. The vivid greens, yellows, blues and more on the shields - known as kumans - created by the Papua New Guinea art collective create a brigh...

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Ben McKay Nov 30, 2024
A year of cultural exploration culminates at Umbrella with diverse artistic voices

Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts is set to launch its final exhibition round for 2024, showcasing a powerful exploration of identity, culture, and history through the works of Filipino Australian art...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 11, 2024
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art to present Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis

The exhibition contains sensitive content. We respectfully advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that the exhibition contains names and images of deceased people.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 17, 2024
Jonathan Jones "naa (to see or look)" exhibition stars at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Described as a light installation that evokes the stars above Gadigal Country, Jonathan Jones' engaging light exhibition naa (to see or look), 2015, wowed visitors for four weeks at the Sydney Museum...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 9, 2024
Skeletons art exhibition to open in North Queensland

The Queensland State Archives exhibition, Skeletons, by Waanyi artist Judy Watson, will open in Gurambilbarra/Townsville this September. The exhibition, part of Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts' coll...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 21, 2024
North Queensland's PUNQ festival unveils highly anticipated arts lineup

North Queensland's contemporary arts festival, Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ), returns in 2024 with a program featuring local, national, and international artists engaging with the region's spaces, hi...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 24, 2024
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