Now in its fifth year, the Symposium by the Living Future Institute Australia will explore the theme ‘Ambition to Action’, inspired by those that reach beyond sustainability and aspire for the best possible. It will bring together regenerative design experts from across all areas of the built environment, from designers,…

Geelong Design Week 2023 returns this October to celebrate and showcase design excellence, innovation and creativity across the Greater Geelong region. The program features more than 50 exhibitions, talks, film premieres, and unique experiences that will surprise and delight audiences. The annual event will bring together local Geelong designers, industry…

Some of Australia’s most renowned architectural studios, artisans and designers will come together in October as part of Craft Contemporary’s 2023 satellite hub program, where they will explore the pivotal role minerals and materials play in design and the impact of mindful creation. Known as ‘Material Matters’, the exhibition is…

White Bay Power Station has been revealed as the first location for the 24th Biennale of Sydney, marking the first time the revitalised site will open its doors to the public in over 100 years. The 2024 edition, titled Ten Thousand Suns is curated by Artistic Directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero, and will…

Large-scale tree installations and a replica living room from a remote Indigenous community has highlighted the power of architecture in a new State Library of Queensland exhibition. Purpose built: architecture for a better tomorrow examines how new approaches to design and building materials can have a transformative effect on how…

Celebrating the indelible legacy and lasting importance of the Hermannsburg school of watercolourists, Watercolour Country: 100 works from Hermannsburg brings together the NGV’s significant holdings from this pivotal school of Australian art, including 77 never-before displayed works generously gifted to the NGV. The exhibition features both historical and contemporary works…

For the third year, Melbourne Fringe and Linden New Art present ­Design Fringe with its bold curatorial theme Speculation: Eight Billion Little Utopias. Design Fringe is an open-access experimental design program that supports artists, designers and makers at all career stages. This year’s theme sets designers free to craft unconventional…

RESONANCE: Truth-telling at the NGV is a new series of talks, ideas, courses and more that seeks to prioritise and amplify First Nations voices, experiences and perspectives. Using the NGV’s world-leading collection of First Nations art and design as a catalyst, the program seeks to expand visitors’ experience and understanding…

From October, the ground floor of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square will be home to Wurrdha Marra, a new dynamic and ever-changing exhibition space dedicated to displaying masterpieces and new works from the NGV’s First Nations art and design collection. Wurrdha Marra means ‘Many Mobs’ in the…

A continuation of their support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Regional Architecture Association (RAA)’s next event, BEGINNINGS – First Peoples’ Architecture is a chance to be immersed in a deep cultural experience of architecture and language from the families and elders who have an ancient connection to Coolendel….