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Labor’s new cultural policy ‘first step’ in addressing National Gallery of Australia’s $265m shortfall

Funds needed to keep doors open, exhibitions free and carry out urgent repairs to protect $7bn worth of art, director says

The Guardian - AU

Cressida reaches a crescendo as exhibition closes soon

The National Gallery of Australia says the Cressida Campbell exhibition has contributed to its "busiest summer in three years".

The Canberra Times

Gallery's art collection open for travel

The National Gallery of Australia will expand its lending program as part of the country's new cultural policy.

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The NGA's $500m picture and why we shouldn't sell it

"Two inches of that would buy me a washing machine", as one visitor said.

The Canberra Times

National galleries and museums hopeful for May budget cash lifeline after Anthony Albanese labels them 'starved of funds'

Organisations such as the National Library of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia have sounded warnings about their ongoing viability, following budget cuts and surging operating costs.

ABC News

Canberra hosted Vivienne Westwood the clothes but not the woman

And invite to the opening night of the Vivienne Westwood exhibition at the National Gallery in 2004 was quite the golden ticket

The Canberra Times

National Gallery of Australia chair projects $265 million shortfall over 10 years, jobs could go

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) may have to cut up to half its staff if the national institution's funding isn't increased by June of next year, independent senator David Pocock says.

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NGA may close two days a week to cut costs

Years of efficiency dividends are now biting harder than ever.

The Canberra Times

Turning 40 is a chance to grow, as the National Gallery of Australia now knows

A spectacular national art gallery was always a key piece of the Canberra puzzle.

The Canberra Times

The Past is Present: reflecting on 150 years of Chinese art at the National Gallery of Victoria

Earlier this month, Penny Wong detailed the last 50 years of Labor government engagement with China in her Whitlam Oration, tracing how the relationship’s varying warmth and chill have been politicised.

The Conversation

Disgraced Indian-American dealer convicted for looting Asian art treasures

An Indian court has convicted Indian-American antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor for looting treasures worth millions of euros in a crime spree that put a spotlight on India’s art smuggling industry.

Radio France Internationale

Climate activists attacking art ‘severely underestimate’ fragility of works, gallery directors warn

Protestors have been throwing soup and gluing themselves to famous artworks around the world, but have yet to damage any of them

The Guardian - AU

'Why would someone keep them?': mystery of the triangular pyramids explained

We found out why they exist, but now we know the story behind how they got to a paddock, and where else they can be found in Canberra.

The Canberra Times

Soup on Van Gogh and graffiti on Warhol: climate activists follow the long history of museums as a site of protest

Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans at the National Gallery of Australia are just the latest artistic target of climate protesters, who have been throwing soup, mashed potatoes and cake at art worth millions of dollars.

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The Canberra Times

Protester arrested following demonstration at National Gallery

Protester arrested following National Gallery of Australia demonstration

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Warhol work sprayed in climate protest

The National Gallery of Australia says a prized work by Andy Warhol wasn't damaged when climate activists used "art disruption tactics" at the Canberra venue.

ABC News

Protesters vandalise Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans at National Gallery of Australia

Climate change protesters glue themselves to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans and vandalise the artwork, which is on display in Canberra.

Newcastle Herald

A new art world order

"The hang requires you to do the work, you're making the connections."

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Kara Walker artworks animating racist tropes of America acquired by National Gallery of Australia, but how will they translate here?

Following the recent acquisition of two provocative works by American artist Kara Walker, ABC's Daniel Browning questions how they might translate in an Australian context.

The Canberra Times

See the National Gallery of Australia in a different light this week

The building is being illuminated to celebrate its 40th birthday.

ABC News

Cressida Campbell exhibition at National Gallery of Australia cements underrated Australian artist's place in the canon

Cressida Campbell is one of the most successful Australian artists you've never heard of — but that's about to change, with a major exhibition covering her four-decade 'journey of beauty'.

The Canberra Times

Blockbuster Cressida Campbell exhibition opens in Canberra, National Gallery acquires one of her works

Cressida Campbell the exhibition is at the National Gallery from September 24 to February 19.

The Canberra Times

Cressida Campbell's life of beauty on full display at the National Gallery of Australia

As a young artist, Cressida Campbell was at the opening of the gallery in 1982. Now, 40 years later, her work is starring in a major retrospective

The Canberra Times

The night Queen Elizabeth saw Blue Poles

She was a regular visitor to Canberra's best tourist spots.

The Conversation

Male artists dominate galleries. Our research explored if it’s because ‘women don’t paint very well’ – or just discrimination

In the art world, there is a gaping gender imbalance when it comes to male and female artists.

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