How well do you know who you are, and is who you think you are, the way other people see you? In an opportunity to gain some understanding of how Australians have been seen throughout history, the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has opened the doors to its newest exhibition.
The National Portrait Gallery has today unveiled the winners of the people’s choice award for this year’s portrait prize season. The entrants for the 2022 Darling Portrait Prize and the 2022 National Photographic Portrait Prize are on display at the gallery until 9 October.
With a theme of ‘Transience and Permanence’, Ausdance ACT presents an exciting mix of live performance and dance film made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and regions.
Canberra-based artist Petros Papoulis’ new exhibition, Near Water, which features 35 works inspired by the industry, people and happenings found near bodies of water, will be displayed at Humble House gallery this month.
A major new acquisition of Indigenous art from far north Queensland and the Torres Strait is on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.
Quietly Spoken is a beautiful showcase of the enormous talent of Annette Blair, from reliving days spent in her father’s work shed to finding inspiration in classic still life painting and bringing them to life-like form.
The company that brought Van Gogh Alive to the capital now returns with a world first – Connection: Songlines from Australia’s First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience at the National Museum of Australia.
Greeted by an unconventional concierge – specifically, a life-sized great white shark – the ANU School of Art and Design’s graduation exhibition is the epitome of all things weird, wonderful, and out of this world.
Indigenous hunting and cooking tools are on display in Canberra alongside stunning contemporary kitchen objects, wrapped in Country, painted by Aboriginal artists, heralding a unique and enduring partnership between the National Museum of Australia and Australian company Breville.
Acclaimed Canberra artist Roger Beale’s latest exhibition, The Magic of Light, sees the classically trained painter depict light beautifully falling across flowers, landscapes and people.
If you're after a striking image of Australia, look no further than a premium artwork from one of Australia’s foremost landscape photographers, Scott Leggo.
Sydney artist Chrissie Lloyd’s new exhibition, Flinders Ranges to Birdsville, depicts some of Australia’s most mesmerising rural landscapes in an expressive contemporary realist style.
Shen Yun is a long-time Canberra favourite – bringing sublime traditional Chinese dance and orchestral music to the Canberra Theatre almost every year since 2007.
Every year as part of the festivities associated with the naming of Australian of the Year, the eight State and Territory winners participate in a deeply personal and inspiring exhibition held at the National Museum of Australia.
