The Latest Breaking News from the Art Gallery of NSW

'Sense of unease': art show explores nation's dark past

An exhibition of the work of one of Australia's most famous painters, Sidney Nolan, explores the darker aspects of the nation's history, its curator says.

AAP · Oct 2

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

An inventive self-portrait and artworks honouring fathers and a cousin are the chosen winners of one of Australia's most prestigious children's art prizes.

AAP · Jul 4

Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut

The judges’ selections are, as always, bonkers – but there’s something beautifully daggy about the whole thing too

The Guardian - AU · May 13

The Art Gallery of NSW has transformed into a space to cook, play, do laundry and linger

Children’s screams echo off concrete walls as they navigate bright-painted monkey bars. Families huddle around a sausage sizzle. Teenagers lounge on borrowed towels near a palm grove. Washing machines hum quietly in the corner.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2025

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

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

Job cuts at one of Australia's top art galleries will hurt its ability to host some of its biggest and best exhibitions, union members warn.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

For the first time at a state art gallery, patrons will be given a unique insight into the extraordinary artistic range of Archibald Prize winner Janet Dawson.

AAP · Jul 18, 2025

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

Artists connected to the remote Yirrkala community in East Arnhem Land were among the first Indigenous Australians to use their art for political ends.

AAP · Jun 27, 2025

Archibald Packing Room Prize goes to Abdul Abdullah for Jason Phu portrait, among broader set of bold and deeply personal works

More than 50 years ago, when I was a junior curatorial assistant at the Art Gallery of NSW, I had the daunting experience of hanging the annual Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes.

The Conversation · May 2, 2025

Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art is now charging for entry. It’s a sign our cultural sector needs help

From January 31, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will reintroduce ticketed entry, charging adults $20 for general admission and $35 for combined special exhibitions and museum entry. Entry will remain free for Australian students and people under 18.

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025