A painting of Hazel Hawke is one of several entries for this year's Archibald Prize which have been dropped off at the New South Wales Art Gallery in Sydney. The ex-wife of prime minister Bob Hawke has been painted in a diptych by Gillian Dunlop.Artist determined to deliver come hefull story

REBECCA BAILLIE: Recently retired head of Australian art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Barry Pearce was also a frequent visitor at Margaret Olley's inner Sydney terrace house. BARRY PEARCE: It was like a magic world, and I became drawn into it ...full story

All proceeds go to Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) - a charity helping disadvantaged kids in western Sydney access creative media and arts programs. Project Five has already kicked off with the Retrospective Art Exhibition (open until March 25) ...full story

By HANNAH JO UY MANILA, Philippines — Under the shade of the trees still sprinkled with the lights of the previous holiday, was an affair to remember, that is, an affair with art. In Salcedo Park, on a lazy Saturday afternoon was a gathering of art ...full story

by heidimaier on Mar 01 2012, 02:00PM Whether you've wandered past a gallery, intrigued but too shy to set foot inside, or wondered how you might go about acquiring your very own piece of contemporary art, take note: Sydney Art Month is the time to ...full story

So I bought a one-way ticket [to go] there and I started working in art galleries. I ended up going back to school and doing my anthropology thesis on experimental art in Hanoi. It got me hooked. People forget that Vietnam is a police state because you ...full story

By Marianne Brown Feb 28, 2012, 2:07 GMT Hanoi - The image of a bird in a cage is familiar across cultures. However, when artist Lai Dieu Ha took off all her clothes, smeared herself in clear oil and got covered in blue feathers, for many Vietnamese in ...full story

Marwa Adel expresses her desire to just be herself - rather than what society expects or forces her to be – through her photography exhibition entitled Hiding in Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai. Adel's photographs speak about the struggles she's faced in life ...full story

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday launched an art exhibit that aims to tackle the "social masks" all humans supposedly wear. The exhibit, titled "Screens and Decoys," will run until March 9 at the DFA main lobby.and more »full story

It is on display at Artsphere Gallery in South Jakarta. (JG Photo/Katrin Figge) What happens when we engage in role-playing, when we completely discard ourselves to take on somebody else's identity? This is the focal point of “A Role Play,” an ...full story