From ghost net sculpture to body amour, new FORM fibre art survey show The Alchemists draws together diverse contemporary weaving practice from Aboriginal artists and art centres from across Australia. Opening at The Goods Shed, Claremont on Friday, 4th October, The Alchemists features groundbreaking new artworks by artists from Groote Eylandt to the Mornington…

Across the weekend of 9 – 10 November Carriageworks will present SOUTHEAST | Aboriginal Arts Market, curated by Hetti Perkins and Jonathan Jones. Almost doubling in size in 2019, over 60 artists and collectives will present traditional and contemporary practices, showcasing work in a variety of mediums including ceramics, jewellery, weaving, photography, carving,…

Creative Victoria and NGV are offering a $20 000 major prize for professionals and $5000 for tertiary students who present the best design idea addressing one of Australia’s fastest growing waste problems – e-waste. As part of Melbourne Design Week, NGV will host the third annual Victorian Design Challenge with…

The exclusive and competitive National Landscape Design Awards were held at Melbourne Museum’s Treetops venue on the 31st of August.  The venue provided the perfect back drop with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to Carlton Gardens. A significantly large number of entries were submitted this year – the highest on record…

Black Bamboo: Contemporary Furniture Design From Mer, Torres Strait combines traditional craft and collaborative contemporary design in a display of bamboo furniture designed by artists from the Island of Mer at the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 13 September 2019 – 5 April 2020. Also known as Murray Island,…

The 13th Sydney Architecture Festival will be a week-long festival running from 11-17 November 2019 under the direction of the newly appointed Creative Director, Dr Barnaby Bennett. This year’s theme is Making. Housing. Affordable. At its core, the practice of architecture is a response to the human need for shelter. The festival…

From the reassuringly practical to the confusingly obtuse, Fringe has seen it all, and this year is no exception. With the launch of Fringe Furniture 33 at the Abbotsford Convent from 12 September – 29 September, visitors can expect a boundary-pushing showcase of cutting-edge design that celebrates our individuality, differences,…