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Julia Gutman has won the 2023 Archibald Prize with a portrait of Montaigne

Julia Gutman has won the 2023 Archibald Prize with a portrait of Montaigne

Julia Gutman has been awarded the 2023 Archibald Prize. The portrait competition delivers a $100,000 paycheck as well as international fame. The subject of Gutman’s portrait was her former housemate Jessica Cerro, who is best known by her stage name Montaigne. Gitman’s portrait of the Eurovision singer is titled Head in the sky, feet on the […]

See which remarkable Australians are captured for the Archibald Prize

See which remarkable Australians are captured for the Archibald Prize

Australia’s most famous art competition The Archibald Prize has released the works which have made it past the judges and into final contention, and among them some very familiar faces. Transmasculine and non-binary Actor Zoe Terakis is captured, as is politician Alex Greenwich, and boxer Harry Garside. Other portraits feature chef and restauranteur Kylie Kwong, […]

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Sculpture by the Sea returns to Cottesloe this March

Sculpture by the Sea returns to Cottesloe this March

Sculpture by the Sea returns to Cottesloe Beach from 3 – 20 March 2023 with the 19th annual Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe exhibition. One of Perth’s largest free public events, the exhibition attracts an estimated 180,000 local, interstate and international visitors to the iconic beach for an extended summer each March. In 2023, over […]

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Lauren Crooke to demonstrate nude photoshoot at exhibition opening

An exhibition opening night like no other will take place early in the new year at Gallery Central, Perth, when Permission, the latest collection of Nudescapes by photographer and artist Lauren Crooke will launch to the public. On top of the reveal of this new collection, the opening night celebrations will see Crooke conducting a group nude photoshoot for the […]

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Head to the Art Gallery of WA to see ‘I have not loved (enough or worked)’

Head to the Art Gallery of WA to see ‘I have not loved (enough or worked)’

The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) have a new exhibition opening on Friday 18th November.  I have not loved (enough or worked) is the first exhibition from the Simon Lee Foundation Institute of Contemporary Asian Art (SLF ICAA), a new curatorial initiative at AGWA, supported by the Simon Lee Foundation. The exhibition brings together works in […]

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Artist Philip Shadbolt shares new work at PrideFEST exhibition

Artist Philip Shadbolt shares new work at PrideFEST exhibition

Artist Philip Shadbolt is showcasing new work during PrideFEST with his exhibition Into the Light. The artist hosted a successful exhibition Shadows and Light earlier this year, and local collector snapped up many of his unique works. This new show features personal selections from the previous exhibition as well as new works created in the last six […]

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Shutterpups photo exhibition is filled with intriguing images

Shutterpups photo exhibition is filled with intriguing images

Local photography group Shutterpups have an exhibition of their work as a part of PrideFEST 2022. The exhibition, which is installed at the entrance to the City of Vincent library in Leederville, was officially opened by Mayor Emma Cole on Thursday night. The exhibition shows images taken by members of the social group and a […]

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Author Robert Dessaix among Australia Council award recipients

Author Robert Dessaix among Australia Council award recipients

Robert Dessaix, Dr Judy Bailey and Judith Pungkarta Inkamala are among the eight artists to be honoured at the 2022 Australia Council Awards. The awards recognise the contribution of outstanding artists to their artforms and to the cultural life of the nation. Eminent author Robert Dessaix receives the Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature, recognising his unique […]

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‘Symbiosis’: Young artists explore our relationship with nature

‘Symbiosis’: Young artists explore our relationship with nature

The Tenth Muse Initiative are bringing their multimodal online exhibition Symbiosis to life with a cosy winter concert, guided by music and poetry from some of Boorloo’s finest emerging young artists. Taking place at the historic and beautiful DADAA Creative Hub in the heart of Walyalup/Fremantle, the performance will take you on an audio-visual journey through […]

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Curate brings creative workshops to Town of Victoria Park

Curate brings creative workshops to Town of Victoria Park

Curate is presenting a range of creative programs in the Town of Victoria Park this school holiday season. The not-for-profit collective of local artists, musicians, designers and all-round amazing creatives bringing passion projects to life. Curate began its relationship with the Town of Victoria Park in 2021, with its Surround Sound concerts for the Vic […]

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