A Rich Life • 13th October 2020

The churchie emerging art prize – until 19 December

For emerging art prize ‘the churchie’ at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 13 finalists were invited to consider ‘failure’ as a theme selected by Sydney-based curator Talia Smith.

A Rich Life • 26th August 2020

ACCA Open

Melbourne-based, ACCA gallery are celebrating Australian art in a city that is facing deprivation of gallery visits with a purely digital art programme. ACCA Open brings together six newly commissioned works that expand on the mediums of contemporary art, from audio, visual, video, written to interactive projects.

A Rich Life • 5th August 2020

The Watters Gift

As Vale Frank Watters passed away in May 2020, he left behind him a legacy of Australian art history to University of Technology, Sydney.

A Rich Life • 9th July 2020

Interno — a four-part podcast that connects artists and artmakers through the global pandemic.

As part of the Institute of Modern Art’s Making Art Work initiative, Sydney-based arts writer, Mariam Arcilla presents Interno, a new podcast or 'time capsule’, where she speaks to artists across the world on art and activism during the global pandemic.

A Rich Life • 22nd June 2020

FBi Art Auction — get bidding!

Bi Radio’s first online art auction brings together over 70 of Australia’s most well-known artist such as Abdul Abdullah, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, Janet Laurence, Jason Phu, Justene Williams, Khaled Sabsabi, Ken Done, Lindy Lee, Mike Parr, and Reg Mombassa — among many others.

A Rich Life • 4th June 2020

Book review: Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism

Lo-TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism presents indigenous design, unpacking thousands-of-year-old technologies, while revealing how modern design can use and learn from it today.

A Rich Life • 12th May 2020

Art Incubator’s COVID-19 Art Project

Art Incubator, a Sydney-based art gallery and artist studio, has launched a COVID-19 Art Project to provide support for artists during the lockdown and global pandemic.

A Rich Life • 5th May 2020

Art Ark — ethical Aboriginal Art

Art Ark is a social enterprise that has been designed to promote ethical Aboriginal Art from across the country—supporting Australia’s culture while introducing contemporary art to modern buyers.

A Rich Life • 2nd May 2020

Auckland Art Fair

Set to take place in The Cloud in Auckland’s CBD, the Auckland Art Fair was swiftly moved online after COVID-19 limited the travel and capacity of events. From Thursday 30 April – Sunday 17 May the ‘Virtual Art Fair’ appears online featuring 35 galleries from New Zealand, Australia, China, and the UK— showing the works of more than 175 artists.

A Rich Life • 22nd April 2020

Spread Art Not Viruses — art in the age of COVID19

In the wake of COVID19, those in the art industry are questioning the value and methods of a changing, newly virtual world. On every curator, artist, and gallerist’s mind: how can we interact with emerging digital mediums as we advance further away from the physical galleries?

A Rich Life • 10th April 2020

Book review: Absolute Humidity — Edited by Tess Maunder

Produced in downtown Manilla by Hardworking Goodlooking, Absolute Humidity collates the perspectives of 28 artists and art collectives. In a collection of interviews and essays, the book implements a decolonising process, offering a refreshing breather from the existing books on art and the Anthropocene.

A Rich Life • 8th April 2020

Love, Unmasked - A COVID-19 Art Auction

Over the first weekend in April, a charity art auction and online exhibition closed it’s bidding to support a COVID-19 emergency response by Bridging Hope Charity Foundation and Vermillion Art gallery in Sydney. The sales of the artwork are dedicated to helping UNICEF lessen the global impact of the epidemic, focusing on reducing human transmission and ensuring children get access to essential services.

A Rich Life • 30th March 2020

Yvett Klein — Bonhams Asian Art Specialist

At the helm of Bonhams’ Asian Art department is Yvett Klein, who has art in her blood, thanks to her maternal grandfather, who was a traditional ink and colour painter.

A Rich Life • 28th March 2020

How Can the Clothing Industry Embrace Circular Fashion?

Circular fashion is at the forefronts of people’s minds, as slowly, the industry is changing in response to sustainability.

A Rich Life • 5th March 2020

Breaking Glass at Carriageworks, 28 March – 4 April

Breaking Glass marks a new wave for Australian opera, one that resists the classical notions of a male-centric perspective. Sydney Chamber Opera are working in partnership with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s ‘Composing Women Program’ to present new technologies and music by female composers.

A Rich Life • 4th March 2020

Cascade by Catherine Woo & UAP in Perth

On the façade of the new Ritz-Carlton, Perth, Tasmanian-based artist Catherine Woo was invited to engage the grand proportions of Western Australia.

A Rich Life • 27th February 2020

Liverpool Sculpture Walk, Sydney, Until 31 August

Liverpool Sculpture Walk features ten artists who engage with aspects of Australian nature, climate change, Aboriginal culture, astronomy, and their relationship to synthetic materials.

A Rich Life • 18th February 2020

Melbourne Design Week, 12 – 22 March

Melbourne Design Week opens on the 12th March for ten days filled with over 300 events; comprising of talks, exhibitions, tours and workshops.

A Rich Life • 13th February 2020

National Photographic Portrait Prize

The National Photography Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, 6 March – 10 May, is one of Australia's most popular art exhibits, showcasing some of the country's best photographers.

A Rich Life • 13th February 2020

Jonathan Jones untitled (maraong manaóuwi)

Wiradjuri / Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones is set to take over 2,500 square metres of Hyde Park Barracks with a temporary art installation comprising of red and white stones collected from Wiradjuri Country, NSW.