A portrait of celebrated dancer and former “CityNews” Artist of the Year, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, has won the inaugural $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize.
After postponing the Australian National Botanic Gardens' 50th anniversary program launch in early January because of hazardous air quality and ongoing fire danger, the gardens went indoors this morning to celebrate its proud history, as steady rain fell.
This weekend, the walkway facing the normally respectable National Gallery of Australia will explode into life in a huge street-dancing party that owes much to the culture of Australia's Filipino neighbours to the north.
The Australian Ballet has today (March 3) announced the appointment of US dance star David Hallberg as its next artistic director, succeeding David McAllister, who will retire in December this year.
HELEN MUSA says the “Angels and Waratahs” art show at the Queanbeyan Hive will feature paintings by artist Jane Ahlquist and pieces by ceramicist Galia Shy.
This morning (February 28) at the National Gallery of Australia, an extraordinary art work was being installed — a cavalcade of white Greek-style sculptures featuring everyone from Zeus to Jesus—but what I saw was only half of it, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A NEW Australian feature which celebrates women’s talent is about to be released nationally in time for International Women’s Day, but Canberrans will get a sneak preview this weekend.