The City of Melbourne has released its vision for the city-shaping Greenline project which will transform the north bank of the Yarra River – Birrarung into a vibrant promenade, attracting visitors and investment. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said Greenline will deliver an uninterrupted journey from Birrarung Marr to the Bolte…

A beautiful architectural installation, replete with a pink pond evocative of Australia’s inland salt lakes, has been revealed as the winner of the NGV’s 2021 Architecture Commission in the Grollo Equiset Garden at NGV International. Designed by a Melbourne-based team comprising architecture firm Taylor Knights in collaboration with artist James…

After two life-altering years in the making, MPavilion 2021 – The Lightcatcher – designed by globally acclaimed architects Francesco Magnani and Traudy Pelzel of MAP studio (Venice), opened in the Queen Victoria Gardens. Renowned for responding to existing sites in a way that is both sensitive and celebratory, MAP studio’s MPavilion heralds a milestone for…

Northern Beaches Council today announced the winners of the inaugural Environmental Art and Design Prize across nine categories with a prize pool of over $40 000. The award-winning works give voice to the interconnectedness of humanity and the environment, provoking discussion on sustainability, creativity, and impact. The winners include: ●…

Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala is a major ground floor exhibition at NGV International that celebrates the NGV’s extraordinary collection of bark paintings and larrakitj (painted hollow poles) by women artists working out of the Yolŋu-run art centre, Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre (Buku), situated in Northeast Arnhem Land. Before 1970, no Yolŋu women…

As we wrap up 2021, Shelter explores some of the great creative trailblazers in the architecture and design world; who would flourish after overcoming immense adversity early in their lives. First up for Shelter in December, go on an odyssey through the life and legacy of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, with the feature length…

Northern Beaches Council has unveiled the inaugural exhibition of the Environmental Art and Design Prize. The exhibition of the 226 finalist works is presented across three arts venues on the Northern Beaches at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Curl Curl Creative Space, and Mona Vale Pop Up Gallery, from 12…

Transformation: Craft ACT annual members exhibition and CO:LAB illustrate the current trends in contemporary craft and design and showcase the outstanding results of the inaugural Craft ACT lighting professional development program. Transformation: Craft ACT annual members exhibition showcases contemporary expressions of craft and design uniting time-honoured techniques with modern interpretations,…

Sydney’s newest public art gallery, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, opens its doors to the public for the first time on Thursday 4 November 2021. The historical 122-year-old building, owned  by Woollahra Council, is one of the few surviving mid-19th century harbour foreshore grand mansions and has been transformed into a new gallery, showcasing a year-round…

The 40th anniversary of Australia’s most prestigious, peer-reviewed architecture awards has highlighted the immense value architects add to their communities through truly exceptional design. The awards provided an opportunity to celebrate what the jury noted was the “increasingly rare” public architecture of great standing. Notable among these projects was the…