This year’s Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards exhibition is innovative and lively.

The summer exhibition for next year will be a major, Sydney-exclusive Matisse exhibition from the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

A new exhibition at the Museum of Sydney is unearthing the history of music making in the early colonial home.

Opening this week, its first exhibition showcases the work of artists like Cigdem Aydemir, Lisa Roet and Louise Paramor.

The organisation’s philanthropic branch has funded a raft of projects enriching Australia’s publishing and visual arts sectors.

Naseema Sparks will Chair the Classical Music Board while Opera Australia CEO Rory Jeffes heads up the Opera, Musical Theatre & Chorus Board.

A comprehensive survey of paintings and drawings by Margaret Olley is delighting audiences in Brisbane.

His winning stringybark painting is a reflection on his recent travels in the US spreading Yolŋu philosophy.

This issue includes features on Léo Delibes' Sylvia, Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony, Golden Age string instruments, and composers Schumann and John Kander.

The Geelong Gallery celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing.

As part of a major art project presented by the University of Melbourne, five young artists currently have their work on show in Florence.

Angelica Mesiti’s work for the Venice Biennale is an optimistic vision of community.