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Latest news: Art

Canberra Potters turns 50

Fiftieth anniversaries are normally golden — but for Canberra Potters, the leading ceramic arts organisation in the ACT, clay’s the thing.

Canberra bird artist wins major prize

Frances McMahon has won Best in Show and $15,000 in the 2025 Holmes Prize for Excellence in Realistic Australian Bird Art.

National Gallery of Australia: 2026 program

"The NGA champions artistic excellence, art history and the ideas that have shaped Australia’s cultural identity."

Putting the Shine on Canberra

Denman Prospect, New York, London and Paris are never mentioned in the same breath, but Canberra artist Benjamin Shine, whose clients include the MET, Givenchy, Beyonce and Vogue, has put the ACT on the map with an international art award.

Politics bulletin: 2 April 2025

An artist has been commissioned to make a sculpture of the Soup Kitchen Lady. Yarralumla Nursery turns 110. Storm and bushfire season ends.

Art becomes therapy in Painting with Parkinsons

In the glow of the morning sun, colours flow as paint-covered brushes drape across damp at the Tingey Painting with Parkinsons program.

Walk through science and art in Ghost Trees at the NFSA

An immersive marrying of art, science and data, Ghost Trees can be experienced at the National Film and Sound Archive until 8 September.

That’s art and entertainment: Stories and Celluloid Dreams

The latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week include 75 years of CSO and Celluloid Dreams.

What’s on around Canberra in August 2024

Hello August, the last month of winter is here and the Canberra region has plenty of exciting activities to keep you entertained.

Beauty, nature and science become one at National Archives

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize lands at the National Archives of Australia with locals invited to experience the wonders of nature.

Not too cold for Canberra’s life models

Mid-winter may seem an unseasonal time to start a register of life models - to connect artists with nude models - but a Canberra entrepreneur has established a database of more than...

That’s art and entertainment: building bricks and culinary delights

The latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights include breakthroughs in small blocks.

What’s on around Canberra in May 2024

Hello May, the last month before chilly Canberra winter sets in, the region has events to keep you warm and having fun.

That’s art and entertainment: sculpture comp and a musical

The latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region, highlights include a design competition and a feat of theatre.

Flippin’ good winner of the 2024 Bald Archy Prize announced

Wit and art intertwine are blended on the canvas in the Baldy Archy Prize exhibition with the 2024 winner announced.

That’s art and entertainment: The 2024 season in Canberra

This time, we look ahead to the entertainment coming to our stages throughout the 2024 season.

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