The University of Melbourne has unveiled a major exhibition by Tony Clark, one of Australia’s most respected artists, at Buxton Contemporary, open to the public until 1 June 2025.

Titled Tony Clark: Unsculpted, the exhibition is a multifaceted overview of more than four decades of work, exploring the capacity of painting to test the boundaries between genres and disciplines.

Curated by Jacqueline Doughty, Head Curator, Art Museums, University of Melbourne, in close consultation with the artist, the exhibition brings together over 100 works spanning a 40 year period, including a number of new works and major works on loan from public and private collections, marking the most extensive presentation of Clark’s practice since 1998.

Heide Museum of Modern Art has unveiled a new exhibition showcasing many of the most significant achievements in the history of twentieth-century Italian design, presented by Italian civil engineering group Webuild and supported by the Italian Australian Foundation and John and Rose Downer Foundation.

Drawn from public and private collections and leading design brands, the objects in the exhibition include vintage and re-editioned classic chairs and furniture, lighting, espresso machines, typewriters and examples of landmark transport designs. Through recognisable and rare pieces, the exhibition explores the breadth of materials and manufacturers, and diverse approaches to form and function adopted by Italian designers in a rapidly evolving social and industrial landscape. Highlights include Gio Ponti’s ground-breaking Superleggera chair, a Vespa GS 150 and 1957 Fiat Nuova 500, Joe Colombo’s futuristic Elda chair of 1963, a gallery dedicated to work of the recently deceased visionary designer Gaetano Pesce, and an array of playful postmodern creations by Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis group.

The National Gallery of Australia has announced multi-disciplinary team CO-AP Holdings, comprising CO-AP, Studio JEF, TARN and Plus Minus Design, as the winner of the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition.

The winning team was selected for their vision of the National Sculpture Garden based on respect, care and future ambition for the iconic three-hectare site. The National Gallery and the CO-AP Holdings team will work together on the revitalisation of the National Sculpture Garden to create a living gallery for the 21st century.

Sydney Dance Company, led by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, has announced its 2025 Program: Come Closer; a captivating year of contemporary dance bringing together iconic and emerging Australian creatives with the formidable Sydney Dance Company ensemble.

2025 features new works by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, Stephen Page AO and Tra Mi Dinh, alongside the return of the sell-out Somos and the 12th edition of New Breed.

Ames Yavuz, a preeminent contemporary art gallery in the Asia Pacific, has unveiled a new solo exhibition by New Zealand-born Vienna-based artist André Hemer at their Reservoir Street gallery, open to the public until 9 November.

Titled Techno Dreaming, the exhibition features a series of new paintings and video works exploring the artistic possibilities arising from digital technology. With a complex creative process that traverses the boundaries between nature, generative algorithms and artistic labour, Hemer’s works bring into question what it means to make paintings at a time in history when our experiences of objects are increasingly blurred between physical and digital states.

The University of Melbourne has today announced its revitalised flagship art museum, the Potter Museum of Art (The Potter), will reopen to the public during Reconciliation Week on 30 May 2025. An exhibition celebrating the longevity and brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art will open the Museum in May and run until 23 November 2025. Titled 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, the exhibition features more than 400 artworks, including important public and private loans, and new commissions.

The Museum has undergone extensive redevelopment by Wood Marsh Architects and will feature an impressive new entrance on the University’s campus, along with new and improved spaces for the Museum’s leading collection-based learning programs made possible by the generous support of The Ian Potter Foundation and Lady Primrose Potter AC.