Food is a central part of culture, and at a fundamental level, we also need it. However, food production can be quite removed, even absent, from our daily lives, with much of the population living in urban areas far from distant agricultural regions. Dr Joshua Zeunert from UNSW Built Environment says many people have…

Exploring some of the most globally relevant and pressing issues of our time, including isolation, representation and speculation on the future, the NGV Triennial will present a large-scale exhibition of international contemporary art, design and architecture. Featuring 86 projects by more than 100 artists, designers and collectives from more than…

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is delighted to announce the 29 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who have been selected as finalists in the 2020 KWM Contemporary First Nations Art Award. Selected from more than 60 entries, the finalists include eight from the Northern Territory, four from NSW, eight…

DESIGN Canberra has announced highlights for the 2020 program that will take over the nation’s capital from 9-29 November. The festival celebrates Canberra as a global city of design and a living design laboratory, and this year’s centrepiece is a major site-specific installation by Australian multidisciplinary artist Hannah Quinlivan. Returning for…

A new level of innovative and considered use of colour has been achieved by the exceptional winning projects in the 34th Dulux Colour Awards, which were announced on the Dulux website. Recognising the most cutting-edge and creative applications of colour across six categories of architecture and design, the renowned industry…

Looking to keep the kids entertained during the school hols while also helping them learn about the environment? With over 35 environmental sustainability activities in the Junior Landcare Learning Centre, there is a lot to keep children busy. Every learning activity runs for 30 minutes with step-by-step instructions, a short…

International architecture firm BVN has branched into a grassroots solution for COVID, bringing people together safely and supporting hospitality businesses that are re-opening after lockdown. The solution they found for New York might just be the answer for Melbourne’s COVID summer. Re-ply, the brainchild of BVN’s New York studio, capitalised…

The tightly contested competition for the title of Australia’s best architecture in 2020 moved a step closer today with the release of the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards shortlist. For the first time in the pre-eminent architecture award program’s almost 40-year history, anyone from around Australia, and around…

JamFactory is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2020 FUSE Glass Prize is internationally renowned New South Wales-based glass artist Cobi Cockburn. This biennial non-acquisitive prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists is Australasia’s richest prize for glass. It provides a platform for artists to push themselves…

There are some that might argue the beauty of creativity lies in its ability to overcome challenges. What better opportunity to test this belief than in the midst of a global pandemic? Alt. material’s latest exhibition, ingenuity, did exactly that in September: bringing together 22 Australian designers to respond to…

After an extensive international search, the Biennale of Sydney is delighted to announce Colombian curator José Roca as the Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, which will take place 12 March – 13 June 2022. José Roca is the Artistic Director of the non-for-profit contemporary art space FLORA ars+natura in his home city of…

The Good Design Award Best in Class accolade represents the pinnacle of design excellence in each sub-category and the very best projects within the Awards. From a record 835 projects submitted to the Good Design Awards this year, only 34 of the most outstanding projects qualified for the Good Design Award Best…