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Uncle Archie Roach and Aunty Ruby Hunter have been immortalised in bronze in Fitzroyā€™s Atherton Gardens. The photo shows the two statues standing closely together and smiling.
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Uncle Archie and Aunty Ruby honoured with Fitzroy statues

Bronze statues of the two singer-songwriters were unveiled at the Atherton Gardens on Saturday.

woman looking at artefact in Museum with blue lighting Machu Picchu
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Exhibition review: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, Australian Museum

The Australian Museum turns to bucket list destinations to again draw summer crowds.

People in exhibition of abstract paintings held in place with metal frames. Julie Mehretu
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Exhibition review: Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory, MCA

Only in part does Julie Mehretu's exhibition stand up to her reputation as 'one of today's most original and thought-provoking…

young woman with long dark hair and aerosol can in hand, with colourful background. So you want my arts job.
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So you want my arts job: Mural Artist

A graphic design background and early career success have landed Taiya Bukovsky with a solid career painting murals.

young Asian woman in light green sweater on couch looking at laptop computer. Arts news.
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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it ā€“ you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

SAM Artistic Director Danny Lacy and Dr. Michael Elliott. Two white man standing in a narrow corridor filled with picture frames.
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Michael Elliott bequeaths 'deeply personal' ceramics collection to Shepparton Art Museum

From a ceramics collection that dates back to his teenage years, Michael Elliott has gifted 198 artworks to the Shepparton…

ceramic sculptures on timber palettes in gallery space with windows. Vipoo Srivilasa
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Exhibition review: re/JOY, Vipoo Srivilasa, Australian Design Centre

Vipoo Srivilasa reclaims memory-laden objects in a genuine body of ceramic works that celebrate the individual and community.

Australiaā€™s largest street art collection will be on view. Hush Seductress, 2012 (detail). A graffiti work featuring a female figure at the centre wearing a dress made out of different graffiti tags.
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Free opportunity to see Australiaā€™s largest Banksy collection and over 100 street artworks

Be the first to see Banksyā€™s new work and Australiaā€™s biggest collection of street art.

Audio-visual artist Robin Fox announced as Melbourne Recital Centre's 2025 Artist-in-Residence. Image: 'Constellation', 2021. Photo: Supplied.
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Opportunities and awards

Calling for wearable art entries, international residencies now open, plus winners of NT Performing Arts Awards and more!

Art Gallery South Australia Radical Textiles: installation view of a visual art exhibition showing largescale textile mural works.
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Radical Textiles blockbuster poses hard questions around supposedly ā€˜softā€™ medium

The Art Gallery of South Australiaā€™s blockbuster exhibition doesnā€™t hold back in showcasing artists who have used textiles to proudly,…

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