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Playground animal figures designed by artist Edgar Miller to be restored and returned to the former Jane Addams Homes.

Artist Elise Romaszko is challenging the concept of what beauty is, through a dance piece where all the costumes and props are made from recycled materials.

After a bumpy start, the festival is on track to its biggest year yet thanks to blockbuster international shows — but Australian artists and quieter moments shone through in opening week.

The brass pig held a hidden surprise in its stomach

When Lisa Reihana constructed an enormous octopus based on a Māori creation story, she never intended it to leave its home in New Zealand. Now, in its Australian debut, the inflatable sculpture is featuring in Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

Nearly 70 years after her death the brilliant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo continues to fascinate for her unique artistic language that interprets her physical and emotional pain, her unconventional relationships with men and women, and her complex marriage to the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

Singer Natalie Zalewska said the sale was about preserving the artwork as a ‘piece of history’.

The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Biennales are large and prestigious international art exhibitions held every two years.) This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a South African architecture professor and principal…

Andrew Nawroski was reportedly found on the grounds of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Newport city centre on Wednesday, March 1 - pals have since paid tribute the 'good friend' and 'fantastic artist'

California’s monumental desert sculpture jamboree, which features billboards of photos taken by Tyre Nichols, is questioning water use and the climate crisis. What a shame it requires so much driving

A 2,800-year-old coffin and a one-of-its-kind mask of Anubis are among the incredible artefacts now available for the public to view