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How pioneering Australian linocut artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme captured an exciting era of change

Review: Spowers Syme, Geelong Gallery.

The Conversation

Skywhale grounded after Ballarat winds rip ‘quite big’ gash in balloon sculpture

Artist Patricia Piccinini says she is in ‘absolute shock’, while National Gallery of Australia says a dedicated team is working to repair damage

The Guardian - AU

Skywhale hot air balloon grounded after developing tear 'in one of her breasts'

Canberra hot air balloon sculpture Skywhale was damaged by strong winds during a recent display in Ballarat and will require repairs before returning to the skies.

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Lost photos from Spanish civil war reveal daily life behind anti-fascist lines

Rediscovered work by two Jewish women has gone on display in Madrid for first time

The Guardian - UK

NGA needs $67m for urgent building repairs

The 40-year-old building has been plagued with maintenance issues for several years.

The Canberra Times

Art Institute showcases Cezanne in museum’s first exhibit of Post-Impressionist icon in 70 years

The show, titled simply “Paul Cezanne,” will run through Sept. 5, with 80 paintings, 37 watercolors and drawings, four watercolor boxes and other painting paraphernalia, including loans from as far away as the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indigenous artists imagine a radically different Australia: ‘We need to let country do what it’s going to do’

From bushfire knowledge to a Blak Parliament House, this year’s Indigenous art triennial celebrates Aboriginal knowledge in ‘the heartland of whitefella sacred ground’ – Canberra

The Guardian - AU

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Why arts and culture appear to be the big losers in this budget

While one more A$20 million round of the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund was announced as part of the 2022-23 budget to support reactivating the arts and entertainment sector post-Covid-19 lockdowns, this scheme is coming to an end.

The Conversation

National Indigenous Art Triennial at National Gallery of Australia centres the ongoing process of ceremony in Aboriginal art

Thirty-eight artists from around the country have made new work for the National Indigenous Art Triennial, to enact and explore ceremony within and around the National Gallery of Australia.

ABC News

From the ABC and the National Gallery of Australia, The Exhibitionists explores the unsung talent of Australian art

Review: The Exhibitionists, ABC TV

The Conversation

Politics, pioneers, performance: 50 years of Australian women's art and feminist ideas

In the first century of the third millennium, art by women is finally being regarded with the seriousness it deserves. Last year the National Gallery of Australia presented Know My Name, a mammoth exhibition in two parts. Anne Marsh covers similar territory in Doing Feminism, her compilation of women’s art…

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