The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) opened on 1 June—one of the first major galleries to invite people back inside after the Covid-19 lockdown—with a few key differences.
Debra Phillips has won the 2020 Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) National Photography Prize. The Sydney-based artist took out the biennial acquisitive prize with her series The Good. The Just. The Beautiful and was awarded $30,000.
The First Nations Arts Awards recognise the lifetime achievements and outstanding creative practices of First Nations artists across Australia.
Tributes have flowed this week following the news that Frank Watters — well known Sydney gallerist — passed away at the age of 86.
NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, will reopen from 16 June, with some venues opening from 1 June 2020.
Kaldor Public Art Project launches its first initiative that will take place wholly within the digital sphere. Project 36 invites 15 Australian artists, and audiences everywhere, to just do it.
As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney Contemporary has announced that it will not present an edition of the fair in 2020.
There was shock and surprise this week at the announcement that Carriageworks, Australia’s largest contemporary multi-arts venue, has gone into voluntary administration.
With the 2020 Head On Photo Festival currently taking place online, winners of the annual awards for photographs in portrait, landscape and student categories have been announced.
Alison Mackay is the 2020 recipient of the $20,000 Gallipoli Art Prize for her painting Breathe.
As galleries and museums worldwide begin placing exhibitions, artworks and art experiences online, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN is likewise heading into the digital realm.
While physical galleries all around Australia may be closed for months, the necessity of invention may yet enrich art lovers worldwide with online innovation.
