Culture
Art & design
Powerhouse decision an investment in 'museums not just motorways'
The NSW government is forgoing the $195 million it expected to reap from the sale of the Powerhouse Museum, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said on Saturday.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Arts
Oppression, racism, monuments and myths make for a potent show
Sydney's groundbreaking Biennale will open an Australian-first "satellite" show this month in Melbourne.
- by Nick Miller
Gardening
Pineapple as a personal emblem
As grow-your-own indoor produce, nothing can compete with pineapple.
- by Robin Powell
Spectrum
'You are at your most vulnerable': artists and models in the flesh
Rove McManus' live television event invites viewers to test their skills and exposes the delicate art of life drawing.
- by Simon Caterson
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Exhibitions
Excerpts from NIRIN NAARM at ACCA
NIRIN NAARM is a 3 week satellite exhibition presenting selected key works from the 22nd Biennale of Sydney.
Planning
Council warns of Parramatta Powerhouse safety risk
Parramatta Council wants planners to consider a name change for the new Powerhouse Museum – and to rethink its flood mitigation strategy.
- by Linda Morris
City life
Parramatta eatery earmarked to make way for new Powerhouse
The well-known El-Phoenician restaurant has been slated for demolition so a pedestrian laneway can be built.
- by Linda Morris
Visual art
Sign of the times: nine-year-old Charlie's pop-up ELWOOD proves a hit
It was meant to be a secret operation, but it didn't take long for the home-made ELWOOD sign to draw attention to its nine-year-old creator and his accomplice.
- by Karl Quinn
Photography
New talent offers a fresh perspective from the roadside
Photographic collective Oculi has had a major injection of new talent in its 20th year, including Judith Nangala Crispin, whose primary subject is roadkill.
- by Nick Galvin
Sydney landmarks
'Bodies in front of machinery': Parramatta Powerhouse hit by boycott
The CFMEU NSW says it will block the demolition of two historic buildings due to make way for the controversial riverside museum.
- by Linda Morris
Pop culture
How a VW crammed with art helped transform Victoria's cultural scene
In 1998, art critic and historian Alan McCulloch packed 52 works by celebrated artist Arthur Boyd into his car and drove them to a Mornington gallery.
- by Kerrie O'Brien