Andrew Stephens

A delicate site: Into Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra’s art

Djirrirra Wunuŋmurra’s three-metre tall larrakitj (memorial poles) are perfect for the soaring interiors of Michael Reid’s new Chippendale gallery, where fifteen of the impressively patterned larrakitj showcase Wunuŋmurra’s spiralling floral motifs and her rigorous geometry.

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Who’s Afraid of Public Space? is an art event for our times

With its lens aimed at the complexities of how we inhabit and perceive public space, ACCA’s new offering stretches from the gallery to the Melbourne suburbs, with a truly incredible program spanning exhibitions, performances, talks, meeting spaces and installations.

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Perth centres First Nations art as resistance

Contemplating First Nations art as a tool of resistance and as offering alternative versions of Australian history, Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia at AGWA covers enormous cultural territory, with more than 80 artists.

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The new Shepparton Art Museum is opening, and changing how we think of regional galleries

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is reopening with a new $50m building, and a new identity. With eight exhibitions lined up, alongside unveiling its ceramic workshop, outdoor amphitheatre and tourist centre, its aiming to be a community hub as much as a gallery.

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Dennis Golding’s superhero cape

Going from a young Batman to mentoring children in cape-making workshops, Dennis Golding’s art is about Indigenous empowerment, and is now showing at Carriageworks, Cement Fondu and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.

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Louise Tuckwell and her newest work Cuboids

Having made extraordinary obelisk-shaped forms for her last exhibition, Louise Tuckwell—known for her hard-edge paintings—found herself exploring an exciting space: paintings you can walk around.

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The story behind the Karrabing Film Collective

Based in the Northern Territory but internationally renowned, the Karrabing Film Collective look at equality issues such as poverty, incarceration and mining on Country, while also weaving traditional stories connected with Country. Now, Karrabing’s films are showing at Samstag Museum of Art.