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Celebrating craft and making on the big screen

2 Sep, 2019

Australian Design Centre is presenting Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival in the lead up to Sydney Craft Week. Fresh from the UK to Sydney for two screenings on Thursday 5 September 2019 at the Chauvel Cinemas Paddington and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Liverpool on Saturday 21 September 2019.  Real to Reel is…

150 000 tulips to line Yarra River on first day of spring

31 Aug, 2019

Over 150 000 tulips will line the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River this Sunday as part of a large-scale installation by sustainable designer and eco-warrior Joost Bakker. Largely known for lining Hosier Lane last year with a sea of tulips that were destined for the bin, this weekend’s activation will…

Radiant Pavilion 2019 contemporary jewellery and object biennial

31 Aug, 2019

A celebration of contemporary jewellery and objects, Radiant Pavilion brings together local and international artists for an exciting and diverse range of events, 7–15 September 2019 in venues across Melbourne. This is the biggest biennial of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere with 60+ events. It will bring together artists,…

Lucy McRae Body Architect

29 Aug, 2019

Body architect, designer and science fiction artist Lucy McRae uses film and images to consider how technology could transform the human body in the future. The first survey exhibition of McRae’s provocative and beguiling work, Lucy McRae Body Architect, explores the Los Angeles-based Australian artist’s collaborations with scientists, through to…

Open House to return to Bendigo in 2019 and 2020

29 Aug, 2019

Due to an extremely positive response to the inaugural Open House Bendigo in October 2018, Open House is excited to announce its return to Bendigo in 2019 and 2020. “We were buoyed by how the City of Greater Bendigo embraced the event, as not only a celebration of architecture and…

Making art public: 50 years of Kaldor Public Art

27 Aug, 2019

Sydney is celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking public art and the man who made the magic happen. The City of Sydney will hold a free CityTalks event featuring world arts patron and philanthropist John Kaldor to celebrate 50 years of Kaldor Public Art Projects. “I think art gives people a…

2019 Australian Urban Design Awards shortlist

26 Aug, 2019

A shortlist of the top 52 projects in the 2019 Australian Urban Design Awards has been announced. The shortlisted entries include city centre revitalisations, eco housing, bikeways, rail and metro projects, town squares, a building height standards review and a creative precinct masterplan. The awards recognise contemporary Australian urban design…

Sydney Contemporary announces final program additions

24 Aug, 2019

Sydney Contemporary, presented by Deutsche Bank, announced its final additions to the 2019 program which will open from 12–15 September at Carriageworks. For 2019, Sydney Contemporary and Artspace announce Hong Kong-based artist Movana Chen as the first performance recipient of the International Artist in Residence Program. The program is a residency opportunity…

La Trobe to become Victoria’s first zero-emissions university

23 Aug, 2019

La Trobe University will become Victoria’s first zero-emissions University under an ambitious project announced yesterday. A $75 million initiative combining 20 separate projects will ensure La Trobe will have Net Zero emissions by 2029. Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar said the University was committed to making real change for long-term benefit….