As part of the landmark Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions, eight emerging First Nations artists are presenting ambitious new works in the exhibition My Country, which opened 22 March 2024 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. The first and only initiative of its kind, the Country Road + NGV First…

Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival — Melbourne Design Week — presents its eighth edition in 2024 with 11 days of 300+  innovative exhibitions, displays, symposiums and talks throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.  Highlights in the 2024 program include a keynote from Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo, a symposium…

Tasmania’s first commercial woollen factory will celebrate 150 years of weaving quality textiles in an exhibition at Launceston’s Design Tasmania. Waverley Mills was founded in 1874 on the banks of Distillery Creek, and is the last remaining manufacturing facility of its kind in Australia.  Its rich history includes weaving products…

The 24th Biennale of Sydney, titled Ten Thousand Suns, has opened to the public. Over 400 artworks by 96 artists and collectives, alongside a dynamic public program, are presented across the city from now until 10 June 2024. A major international art festival and the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia,…

Powerhouse celebrates the release of the final episode of Australia’s most ambitious climate-focused cultural project, 100 Climate Conversations.   The two-year project to record interviews with 100 visionary Australians who have taken effective action to respond to the most critical issue of our time, climate change, will act as a time capsule…

Australians will have the opportunity to check out more than 100 Electric Vehicle (EV) models in one location this weekend and test drive 25 of them, in what will be the largest and most diverse EV test drive experience ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere.  Presented by the Fully Charged…

The Biennale of Sydney has announced the artists, locations and initial programming for its 24th edition, titled Ten Thousand Suns, being presented free to the public from 9 March to 10 June 2024. A major international art festival and the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia, the…

Architecture with Pride (AWP) brings together the LGBTQI+ design community in the built environment. In 2024, AWP is delivering events in Sydney and Melbourne with a line up of international and local queer thinkers, parties and participation in globally-celebrated events, AWP is an immersive program to challenge the status quo…

When Robin Boyd Went to Japan – an exhibition  inspired by mid-century everyday life in Japan will open at Walsh Street on February 18th.   Curated by Marika Neustupny and Nigel Bertram, When Robin Boyd Went to Japan is a  collaboration between the Robin Boyd Foundation, NMBW Architecture Studio and CIBI.  …

WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks program, the festival’s forum since 2013 of conversation and discussions about the environment and how we can work to ensure a sustainable future for the planet, will feature some of the world’s foremost thought leaders, activists, scientists and change-makers. Presented in the Planet Talks Pavillion in the…