October
First woman tipped to run Art Gallery of NSW
The long-time lieutenant of departing director Michael Brand is widely regarded as a worthy successor.
- Michael Bailey
Diary alert: Shows to catch in November
My Brilliant Career becomes a musical, a guest guitarist turns the ACO into house-music hedonists, and a pioneer of abstract art looks back.
- Michael Bailey
September
The Australian gallery making moves on Mayfair
Can Yavuz sets out in his galleries to “challenge, inspire and reclaim”. It’s worked here; now he’s hoping to do the same in London.
- Stephen Todd
Gloves beat McNuggets for rich sculpture prize
Gloves reshaped into romantic rabbits have won the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, besting an earrings and necklace set made from Maccas and its packaging.
- Michael Bailey
August
A big winner from a 1990s bank sale offloads art collection
After Graeme Morgan made $100 million selling Sealcorp to St George Bank he threw himself into art collecting. Now much of his collection is up for sale.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
- Employability
- Higher Education Awards
Job-ready skills for the fast-changing workplace
The joint winners of the employability category embed career experience in study programs to give graduates an edge in the competitive job market.
- Sian Powell
Christie’s-backed art fintech puts finishing touches on recap
It also opened a $US50 million debt book opportunity alongside the equity round and told backers it would be open to a sale or join venture discussions.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
May
How this comedian built a career while working for PwC
His bosses thought he’d just popped out for a moment, but he was actually working at the ABC.
- Aaron Weinman
Six ways to stay entertained for those staying home this winter
Not everyone is travelling abroad for the northern hemisphere summer. Cosy up in Australia on a rail trip with Journey Beyond, or indulge at The Victoria & Albert Guesthouse in the Blue Mountains.
- Fiona Carruthers
- My Brilliant Weekend
- Life & Leisure
Michael Brand’s weekend rituals and favourite restaurants
The Art Gallery of NSW director has a packed weekday – and night – agenda. This is how he lets go on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
April
The $10,000 and $30,000 rules for art that will make you money
With 83 per cent of young collectors buying art for financial reasons, here’s how to make sure you know what you’re doing.
- Lucy Dean
This famous artist hates questions, and isn’t afraid to let you know
Celebrated Australian artist Dale Frank, whose 10-year survey has just opened at the National Art School in Sydney, will answer your questions. Begrudgingly.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Forget sex, drugs and rock’n’roll: kale and kombucha take over touring
Frontier Touring has a new-look team, but it’s not the only thing in the music biz that has changed.
- Samantha Hutchinson
March
The allure of collectable glass
Have we reached peak ceramic? This designer is a forging a new path with glass.
- Stephen Todd
February
New-look Powerhouse gets a timely funding boost
Sydney’s newest museum with a rooftop garden on top of a skyscraper will now function as a hub for education on biodiversity, sustainability and conservation.
- Samantha Hutchinson
How to crash one of Sydney’s hottest restaurant events
Fine-dining restaurant Bennelong jazzes up Sydney afternoons, and it’s often full, but there’s a hack to getting in if you haven’t booked ahead.
- Mary-Ellen Hepworth
The ‘fortunate’ couple behind Australia’s most rarefied club celebrates 40 years
Since founding their Sydney gallery, Roslyn and Tony Oxley have shaped the country’s art scene – to controversy and acclaim. They have no intention of stopping.
- Stephen Todd
Inside the legal fraternity’s eclectic private art collections
As corporates offloaded their art collections, many in the legal fraternity continued to build theirs. We take you inside their eclectic treasure troves.
- Ronald Mizen
January
The new gallery bringing a touch of Berlin to Kings Cross
Cassandra Bird has turned a sprawling four-storey terrace into a showcase for some highly collectable artists.
- Matthew Drummond
December 2023
What it’s like inside Luna Park’s Dream Circus
The amusement park operators have spent $15 million on an immersive technology centre, but does it live up to the hype?
- Michael Bailey
