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Village Voices by Astra Howard (2016)
.City Art

Discover 6 of Sydney’s best hidden public artworks

Public art in our city isn’t just grand monuments – it comes in different guises and sizes. Discover 6 artworks you might miss if you’re not watching closely. 1. The distance …

The Distance of Your Heart by Tracey Emin
.City Art

Tracey Emin’s secret treasure hunt for Sydney

British artist Tracey Emin is best known for bold works of monumental self-confession, but her new artwork for Sydney is a world away from this approach. Her public artwork The …

Stave’s Brewery in Glebe will use the grant money to improve their live music space. Photo: Sarah Rhodes
.Creative Spaces

Live jazz in Kings Cross and 14 new late night events

The NSW Government’s lockout laws have had an impact on how people in Sydney spend their evenings. That’s why we’ve given more than $360,000 in funding to live music venues, …

Pipilotti Rist 'Gnade Donau Gnade'
.Creative Spaces

4 must-see summer exhibitions

As the weather outside heats up and people swarm our harbour, there’s no better time to get comfortable than inside a gallery. Plenty of quality work is showing over the …

Hua-Chen Huang The Gentleness in Wilderness - 14, 2017 oil on canvas 75 x 90cm $4,500 or $450 per month with Art Money Available from Vermilion Art
.Profile

8 Sydney painters you need to know

Love contemporary painting? Here are 8 artists who use paint as their chosen medium. All works are available to buy with Art Money, a program that offers interest-free art loans.

Vivian Cooper Smith, ‘Rapture Fracture #1’, 2014, c-type print, framed, edition of 5 + 2 AP, 60 x 90cm. $1,600 or $160 per month with Art Money. Available to buy from Galerie pompom
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8 contemporary photographers you need to know

These artists fix their lens on distinctive subject matter to explore the remarkable in the everyday. See something you like? All works are available to buy with Art Money. You …