Elham Eshraghian wins 2018 Schenberg Art Fellowship at Hatched The annual Hatched National Graduate Show showcases works by talented recent art school graduates from around the country. NewsBy Art Guide Australia
Tina Havelock Stevens wins 65th Blake Prize Sydney-based artist Tina Havelock Stevens has won the 65th Blake Prize for her performance video work, Giant Rock, 2017. NewsBy Briony Downes
Embellish: Hilda Rix Nicholas & The Art of Costume As the title indicates, Embellish concentrates on the artist’s love of textiles and dressing up, and the show includes both her paintings and drawings of people in elaborate outfits as well as some actual costumes. PreviewBy Anna Dunnill
Michael Brand reappointed as Art Gallery of NSW director NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has announced that Dr Michael Brand has been reappointed as director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW). NewsBy Art Guide Australia
Preview, Review Spending time with Robert Smithson: Time Crystals Robert Smithson: Time Crystals is not an exhibition that you can take in on opening night. By Louise Martin-Chew
Adelaide Central Gallery You are a Habitat Erin Coates & Anna Nazzari, Bridget Currie, Renate Nisi, and Peter & Molly
21st Biennale of Sydney: Michaël Borremans For the 21st Biennale of Sydney, a full wing of Artspace is dedicated to the videos, sculptures, notes and paintings of Belgian artist Michaël Borremans. The darkened space is punctuated with screens, low-lit plinths and glass-topped cases. ReviewBy Rebecca Gallo
Happy Little Trees I had never heard of Bob Ross when I first encountered his smiling face looking out from the ranks of recommended TV shows, but I am sure my reaction to him was typical of the reason his show is now so popular. OpinionBy Andrew Frost
American Portraits by Diane Arbus Diane Arbus: American Portraits, a National Gallery of Australia (NGA) touring exhibition currently showing at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, features 36 of the photographer’s works created during the last decade of her career, 1961 to 1971. Preview, ReviewBy Nadiah Abdulrahim
The alarming beauty of suffering As an artist and Buddhist Lachlan Warner outlines below, some artists (himself included) have sought a deeper understanding of the Buddhist notion of suffering through making. By Lachlan Warner
Creative Building Blocks Childhood is often characterised as a time of play and exploration. But for many artists these early experiences are a kind of apprenticeship for their careers in art. Briony Downes asked artists Kate Rohde, Tanya Schultz, Patrick Hall, and Celeste Chandler about making stuff as children. By Briony Downes
The Expanded Field of Printmaking Considering the nexus between contemporary art practice and printed matter by focusing on four recent collaborative projects. By Trent Walter
