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Gallery defends staff cuts as 'funding cliff' looms

Officials from the Art Gallery of NSW have defended job cuts and say executives have not been shielded.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Beneath the Art Gallery of NSW, artist Mike Hewson has created a summer wonderland – BYO sausages and swimmers

The Aotearoa New Zealand-born engineer-turned artist has created an art park of usable, social sculptures in the gallery’s underground Tank space, including a barbecue, playground and sauna

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025

'Me and my powerful butt': Benjamin Law on portraits and power

The writer has had his portrait in the Archibalds - twice.

The Canberra Times · Jul 29, 2024

Art Gallery of NSW returns carved Nepalese goddess 20 years after discovering it was stolen

Art Gallery of New South Wales has returned an 800-year-old wooden carving to the Nepalese temple it was taken from, but after 20 years of work, and with so many more stolen pieces in their collection, experts say more needs to be done.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

As Julia Gutman’s maverick collage wins the Archibald prize, the award is truly in the hands of a new generation

Julia Gutman’s Archibald-winning portrait of the singer Montaigne and Zaachariaha Fielding’s winning entry, Inma, in the Wynne Prize have more in common than their youth – although it is worth noting they both represent a new generation of artists, a changing of the guard at the Art Gallery of NSW’s…

The Conversation · May 5, 2023

The artist who had the world at her fingertips

She was one of the world's most highly regarded sculptors so why isn't Dora Ohlfsen a household name?

The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2023

From radical to reactionary: the achievements and legacy of the influential artist John Olsen

After media outlets breathlessly described the late John Olsen as a “genius”, I found myself humming The Chasers’ Eulogy Song.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

Abstract pioneer leads Sydney's blockbuster art line up

Seminal works by three of the behemoths of the art world will go on display in Sydney as part of a program designed to attract thousands to the harbour city.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

Hunter students selected for ARTEXPRESS

"Art was one of my favourite subjects and that was definitely one of my goals."

Newcastle Herald · Feb 5, 2023

Your ultimate Sydney events guide: the best things to do this weekend, and what’s on through December

Summer in the City is Guardian Australia’s guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals around the country. Here are some highlights for Sydney in December

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022