Art & Design

A collection of pictures from Britain's world famous Victoria and Albert Museum is on display in Melbourne, revealing the inspiration behind the works of writers and artists such as Beatrix Potter, Charles Dickens and Pablo Picasso.

One of the largest collections of works from renowned Australian artist Elizabeth Durack is set to be auctioned in Perth today.

Vic Chapman was the first Aboriginal person to become a school principal. He is also an accomplished ceramic artist and carver. Though he's retired, once a teacher always a teacher. Every Friday, the Yuwalaraay elder travels from his home on the south coast of New South Wales to mentor young artists at the UNSW School of Art and Design.
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A French court hands down a two-year suspended sentence to a former electrician and his wife for hiding 271 Picasso works in their garage for close to 40 years.

A trail of red cardboard hats leading to a community centre in the New South Wales town of Blayney points the way to an exhibition that's more about community spirit than the finer points of art.

A mysterious photo of a young Iranian boy takes out one of Australia's biggest photography prizes.

Margaret River photographer Russell Ord is on a quest to capture the one great image he hopes will help him sleep at night. Cinematographer Darren McCagh has been documenting that quest and will release his film this year.

Artists from once warring nations have come together on the Gold Coast to share their interpretations of war.

Amateur street photographers band together to present an exhibition Shot in the Heart of Melbourne.

A pilot project to replace graffiti with mural art will return to Marrickville streets in 2015.

Surrounding yourself with wood products is good for your health, according to a study commissioned by environmental organisation Planet Ark.

A gallery in Newcastle is highlighting the importance of art in helping people recover from a mental illness.

The United States designer Marcia Patmos has taken out the 2014 International Woolmark prize, for her M Patmos collection of 100 per cent wool fashion.

An exhibition exploring the emerging world of modest fashion has come to one of Western Australia's most culturally diverse towns. 'Faith, Fashion, Fusion: Muslim Women's Style in Australia' showcases the work of a new generation of fashion designers and aims to challenge broader stereotypes about Islam in the process.

From an Aboriginal teenager's identity struggle to a Polish national's challenge with starting afresh in a new country, women of Ballarat are using choreography to share their life experiences.

France's proposed crackdown on thin models purports to be about healthy body image, but it's also a reminder to girls that they are permanently being judged on their appearance.

A Queensland artist is carving wooden wombats, koalas and goannas out of tree stumps and branches that fell during recent storms in Brisbane for a new art project.