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Buy an Original Banksy and Get This Free House Thrown in

Ever wanted to own your own Banksy original? Well now for a mere $435,000 you can. And while that may sound a bit steep, the price actually isn’t that bad when you consider that it includes the entire...

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Art Month Sydney Announces Huge 2016 Program

Art Month 2016‘s program has landed — and, boy, does March look better already. It will be the first festival under new artistic director Barry Keldoulis, and while favourites like Collectors’ Space...

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You Can’t Swim in Artist Leandro Erlich’s Pool (But You Can Walk Along the...

Sometimes, the semblance of reality can be just as powerful as reality itself. Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich has put this idea to the test (in the prettiest way possible). He’s built an underground...

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Score a Lonesome Beast Native Print by Shelton Woolright

A continuation of the Lonesome Beast exhibition in 2014, ‘Lonesome Beast Native presented by Moa Brewing Co.’ is a creative collaboration and photographic series between drummer, X Factor judge,...

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Concrete Playground Meets Andrew J. Steel

While sitting with Andrew J. Steel outside Ponsonby favourite Little & Friday last month, I realised quickly I was in the company of a true creative. Andrew’s humility was on show throughout our...

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Van Gogh Has Listed His ‘Bedroom’ on Airbnb, and You Can Stay in It

From Tokyo book stores to the catacombs in Paris to Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain’s LA apartment, there are some pretty ridiculous places up for rent thanks to the Internet — but this Airbnb listing...

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Marrickville Has a Huge New Public Maker Space and Creative Workshop

Makers, rejoice. Marrickville has just scored an epic new space — and it’s dedicated entirely to you. Named MakerSpace &company, the not-for-profit facility caters to pretty much any making style...

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Your Guide to Splore 2016

Going to Splore this year? Lucky you. If there were awards given out for such a thing, and there may well be, Splore would win the cup for ‘Festival with Best Vibes’ hands down. The organisers’...

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Iconic Photographer Roger Ballen Is Taking Over SCA’s Creepy Underground Cells

After nearly five decades roaming the globe and shooting images, American photographer and icon Roger Ballen is finally coming to Sydney to hold a major solo exhibition at the Sydney College of the...

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The Ten Best Things to See and Do at White Night 2016

Gather a gaggle of your best mates and get ready to hit the town. White Night, Melbourne’s massive all-night arts bash, is back for another year, with a jam-packed program of music, film, performance,...

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Why Would Someone Open a Water Bar in Sydney?

Sydney’s got a brand new pop-up bar — but it’s a little bit different to the ones we’re used to. It’s not a whisky bar or a wine bar, or a craft beer hole-in-the wall. Nope, this bar’s poison of choice...

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Auckland City Limits Reveals Festival Artwork Program

Auckland City Limits is set to land at Western Springs for its maiden event in just a few weeks time. The varied programme, modelled on the institutional Austin City Limits festival in Texas, promises...

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This Saw Mill in the Macedon Ranges Is Hosting a Pop-Up Street Art Exhibition

A half-acre worth of art is coming to rural Victoria. For one weekend only, the old Woodend Saw Mill in the Macedon Ranges will be transformed into a temporary gallery, featuring work by close to 100...

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Why Is This Artist Colouring Sydney’s Trees Electric Blue?

“I always quote Einstein, who said that if an idea is not at first absurd, then there’s no hope for it,” says artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. “I guess what Einstein meant was that normal ideas don’t go...

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See the Incredible Winning Pictures from the 2016 World Press Photo Contest

Get ready to pick your jaw back up off the floor, because the World Press Photo Contest have just released their winning images for 2016. Back for its 59th edition, the yearly photographic collection...

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Your Guide to the Auckland Arts Festival 2016

The Auckland Arts festival has come around once again, and this year looks set to be a goodie. There are some truly world class performers from both home and abroad on the bill; whether you have a...

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Wander Through a Rainforest Pop-Up Sculpture Gallery in the Blue Mountains

We’ve already given you scores of reasons to head up to the Blue Mountains for a weekender. Just when you thought the Scenic Skyway and the Hydromajestic’s spiffing new bar couldn’t be topped, we bring...

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Bid for One-Off Artworks by Grimes, Hot Chip, Alabama Shakes and TV on the Radio

How good at Pictionary would Grimes be? Would Mac Demarco's sketches found in an art gallery? How would Future Islands go in a life drawing class? Sydney's FBi Radio intended to find out, by inviting a...

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Street Artists Are Turning Parramatta's Public Space Into an Outdoor Studio

A collection of Australia's most talented street artists will transform Centenary Square in Parramatta into a temporary open-air art studio. Each morning for nine consecutive weekdays beginning on...

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Your Guide to Auckland City Limits

The inaugural Auckland City Limits festival is just a stone's throw away and with a combination of local and international acts preparing to journey to Auckland's Western Springs Park on March 19, the...

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