Art

A Victorian artist paints hundreds of willie wagtails a week to give away locally and now they're popping up all over the world.

The company behind the drone shows at Sydney's Vivid festival said spectators were not at risk when almost 90 devices fell from the sky during a display on Monday night. 

The incident occurred not long into Monday's 7:30pm "star-bound" show when almost 90 drones began falling out of formation and into the harbour around Cockle Bay.

These artists are carving out a niche in a traditionally male space, using recycled materials and offcuts to create beautiful furniture, and even making music to accompany the work.

Tucked away in bushland on Western Australia's south coast, a hidden World War II site has become a sprawling canvas for street artists from all over the world.

Australia's representative Delta Goodrem sings Eclipse on a moonlit stage.

Last year, Khaled Sabsabi was appointed, sacked and then reinstated as Australia's representative to the Venice Biennale. Now he opens two installations at the world's most prestigious art exhibition.

A thinner ex-PM cracks jokes as his bust is revealed, making him the 30th Australian leader with a likeness in Ballarat's Prime Ministers Avenue.

The government says work is already underway to honour the state's longest-serving Labor premier.

A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art.

Mother at Melbourne's NGV offers contrasting depictions of motherhood, from Toscani's Madonna and Child to First Nations weaving. 

The 26-year-old artwork is facing removal after the City of Sydney identified termite damage and cracking in the timber.

The Melbourne-based artist painted Pitjantjatjara elder Iluwanti Ken, who is known for her large-scale drawings and was also a finalist in this year's Wynne Prize.

Higher inflation, a war in the Middle East, and a ban on surcharges are crippling small businesses. Now they are falling victim to a modern crime.

Four years after work started, the highly anticipated Western Sydney museum is ready for the installation of five exhibitions, including a major show about space exploration. 

Sean Layh has won the $3,000 Packing Room Prize at this year's Archibald Prize for his portrait of Jacob Collins, titled The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke.

What starts as a rom-com set at the Australian Open turns into a searing indictment of race relations in Australia in the new show Game. Set. Match.

Peter Drew has been hanging his controversial posters around Australia for 10 years, and has no plans to stop.

An Indigenous teenager is already making a name for herself as an artist, using her work to explore her identity and experiences in the care system.

An Australian gallery has been selling sculptures as the work of an "internationally acclaimed" French artist. But the Paris backstory doesn’t stack up.