From 3D-printed corals and modular underwater reef structures, to robotically printed and knitted architecture, Sampling the Future, a new exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, reveals some of the extraordinary ways that advanced technologies and manufacturing are shaping our near and distant futures. Sampling the Future showcases new…

The $10 000 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects, offers entrants an unparalleled opportunity to consider the capacity by which contemporary tapestry can articulate, transform and enrich architectural space. In 2021, architects worldwide responded to three designs sites across the award-winning Phoenix Central Park, Sydney, designed by John Wardle Architects and…

Interested in having your bees in your backyard? This spring the Honey Fingers beekeepers are offering two day introductory courses on bee-friendly urban beekeeping. The course covers theory, a bee-centric philosophy and hands-on workshops in honey extraction, beehive inspections and frame building. Included in the course is a picnic lunch…

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today revealed the full program for Living Cities Forum 2021, shifting to an online event in light of Melbourne’s current restrictions and uncertainty. The event will be streamed on Friday 23 July for free to the general public via the Living Cities Forum website. The program…

Willaura Railway Station Gallery is located in a small country town with a population of approximately 300 residents. It is a community gallery with big ideas, and is always searching for ways to attract visitors to turn off the highway and into Willaura’s main street. This month, Willaura Modern will…

What or who should inform the design our CBD moving forward? Well, it depends who you ask. Hear from a range of urban planners, city dwellers, artists and designers as they discuss the new normal in placemaking as well as how we can fuse sustainability practises and Aboriginal knowledge to…

TarraWarra Museum of Art will stage a major exhibition as part of the Yalingwa Visual Arts Initiative, focused on the Home Country of First Nations artists from South-East Australia. WILAM BIIK, 31 July – 7 November 2021, is curated by Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Stacie Piper as part of…

Are we heading for a dystopian or utopian world in 2070? In this upcoming exhibition, artists and writers respond to speculative fiction and imagine possible future scenarios. Given what we have been experiencing recently, whether it be cataclysmic natural events like bushfires or world-wide pandemics, are we headed for a…

Featuring works made from ancient timber, animal parts, synthetics, industrial alloys and more, History in the Making explores humanity’s relationship to the material world by highlighting how materials and systems of production have influenced human culture, history and present-day value systems, opening Saturday 22 May at NGV International. From the invention of…

We Change the World, an interactive all ages exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, invites audiences to consider how art and design can inspire positive change in our society, and encourages visitors to think about their own potential to create change as individuals. Opening 7 May, the exhibition features more than sixty works of Australian and…