Arts

Politicians in Canberra are used to robust arguments but a new battle is heating up over an unlikely front: the right to hang new artworks celebrating a WA trailblazer.The Australian Parliament House art collection has acquired two works…

It’s been raining world premieres at Perth Festival this week so no surprise Noongar artist Maatakitj (Clint Bracknell) unleashed Bindari (Thunderstorm) at the Concert Hall with the Kronos Quartet on Saturday.A clattering of clapsticks and…

Fremantle’s Spare Parts Puppet Theatre wants Claremont Showground to be home for the foreseeable future.It has already locked in shows for the next two school holidays at the Ellie Eaton Theatre and pitched a case to the State Government…

An attenuated, percussive quality permeated Cedric Tiberghien’s piano in a world premiere reworking of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes by sound sculptor Matthias Schack-Arnott at the Concert Hall for Musica Viva and Perth Festival on…

One might consider it destiny for Don Clark to have moved to Collie — just two weeks after Collie Art Gallery opened in 2015 — where he has been instrumental in putting the gallery on the map with the success of Collie Art Prize.The…

The arts and culture organisation that brought renowned Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s Giants of Mandurah to the Peel region has hinted at a new project to replace the giant burnt down by vandals.It was teased in its first edition of ‘Giants…

An art gallery housed in a 161-year-old fire station will re-open its doors this weekend after multi-million dollar face-lift.The Central Goldfields Art Gallery in Western Victoria's Maryborough is located in the town's circa 1861 fire…

Interest in the creative side of life came early for Joe Baptista, a partner at New York City’s renowned Pace Gallery, where he has worked for more than 17 years.Born in Colorado but raised on Long Island, it was a high school trip to the…

The top boss of one of the State’s biggest art organisations Artrage, responsible for bringing Fringe World to our city, has resigned.Chief executive of Artrage, Sharon Burgess, announced to her sponsors and supporters on Thursday morning…

A South Fremantle artist has put a new spin on used bottle caps to create a massive artwork for this year’s Sculpture by the Sea.Deanne Neilson collected more than 50,000 plastic lids to create a 6m-tall artwork inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e…