‘Before I finished my pitch,he gave me $500,000’:The life and times of Harold Mitchell
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‘Before I finished my pitch,he gave me $500,000’:The life and times of Harold Mitchell

Media executive Harold Mitchell left an indelible mark on Australia.

  • byStephen Brook

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Andy Warhol art pops over to Western Australia

Andy Warhol art pops over to Western Australia

Works by pop art master Andy Warhol worth $148 million are heading to Perth,in the biggest loan so far under a federal government plan to share the national art collection.

  • byLiz Hobday
The most shocking thing about the NGA’s new sculpture is the price tag

The most shocking thing about the NGA’s new sculpture is the price tag

If Jordan Wolfson’s Body Sculpture is the future of sculpture,the medium is in trouble.

  • byJohn McDonald
Is this Australia’s next Blue poles? National Gallery unveils its $6.6 million commission

Is this Australia’s next Blue poles? National Gallery unveils its $6.6 million commission

Fifty years after controversially purchasing Blue poles by Jackson Pollock,NGA hopes its acquisition of Jordan Wolfson’s animatronic work will also write art history.

  • byLinda Morris
For months,she kept silent amid the APY art storm. Now Yaritji Young’s speaking out

For months,she kept silent amid the APY art storm. Now Yaritji Young’s speaking out

The APY Art Centre Collective was one of the brightest lights in the Australian art world. Damaging allegations hit the very heart of its operations.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
First Nations artists talk challenges,community and leadership
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First Nations artists talk challenges,community and leadership

First Nations artist r e a is making plans to spend more time on country.

  • byKimberly Gillan
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‘Didn’t feel right to cash in’:The family giving away a huge art collection

‘Didn’t feel right to cash in’:The family giving away a huge art collection

A family of philanthropists in the Blue Mountains has donated a $600,000 painting to the National Gallery of Australia.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Pollock’s Blue poles could be coming to a suburban gallery near you
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Pollock’s Blue poles could be coming to a suburban gallery near you

The National Gallery of Australia is loaning its collection out to suburban and regional galleries across the country,with a $174 million Monet first on the list.

  • byLinda Morris
National Gallery delays landmark exhibition amid row over provenance

National Gallery delays landmark exhibition amid row over provenance

The Gallery’s major show,Ngura Pulka – Epic Country,featuring artists from the APY Art Centre Collective,has been postponed indefinitely.

  • byLinda Morris
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Save Our NGA

As important to the nation as Medicare,the national gallery’s building is in disrepair and urgent funds are needed to protect the collection.

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National galleries,archives to apply for future funding boosts

National galleries,archives to apply for future funding boosts

Museums and galleries have begun dusting off shelved programs following the federal government’s half-a-billion funding package.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andLinda Morris