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

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.

  • byWill Cox

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

  • byLinda Morris
Did you buy a painting by this artist for $925? It could be worth $125,000 now

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.

  • byNick Dent
Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell

Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell

The London-based comic turns a winding tale of a chilled-out holiday upended in a whirlwind of weed shops and extravagant spending in the first full-length show of her career.

  • byDaniel Herborn
How a preacher’s courage amid a brutal massacre inspired this artist

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.

  • byElizabeth Fortescue
An Archibald win brought Blak Douglas plenty of advice. This is what he did with it

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.

  • byLinda Morris
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They’ve been photographed hundreds of times but never like this

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.

  • byJanice Breen Burns
‘Faces can be trains,buses,mountains’:This unique artist might turn your world on its head

‘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.

  • byMatthew Westwood
‘A crazy risk’:Why this new music festival is defying the odds

‘A crazy risk’:Why this new music festival is defying the odds

Music festivals across the country have gone under amid the cost-of-living crisis – but this performer is keen to buck the trend.

  • byLinda Morris
‘Very shocked’:How a Sydney artist’s odd inspiration won her a major prize
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‘Very shocked’:How a Sydney artist’s odd inspiration won her a major prize

Sydney artist Rosemary Lee has scooped the biennial Dobell Drawing Prize. This is how she did it.

  • byNick Galvin
These artists first picked up a brush in prison. It changed their lives

These artists first picked up a brush in prison. It changed their lives

Connecting with their culture through art while in prison has proven revolutionary for hundreds of Indigenous people.

  • byKerrie O'Brien