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Sir William Dobell Chair and Fellows for 2026 announced
In 2023 the Centre for Art History and Art Theory in the ANU School of Art & Design established a new fellowship scheme to increase the impact of the Dobell endowment to support the research of…

Litia Roko: Hatched 2025
Every year, PICA’s Hatched: National Graduate Show offers a snapshot of where Australian contemporary art is heading. In its 34th year, one of the artists shaping that future in a sharp new…

Student stories: meet Charley Barnes
"There’s a common misconception that creative degrees don’t have strong job prospects but ANU equipped me with the skills to work in both the art and design fields."For Charley Barnes, graduating at…

2025 ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize Finalists
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Drawing Prize!The ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize showcases and celebrates the breadth and depth of drawing practice within the ANU School of…

2025 ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize Winner
Congratulations to Liv Kidston, the Winner of the 2025 ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize!The Winner was announced at the Opening Reception on Wednesday 17 September by guest judge,…

Dennis Golding, H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Indigenous Fellow 2025
We are delighted to announce the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Indigenous Fellow is Dennis Golding. Dennis Golding (b. 1989) is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist and curator from north-west New South…

Meet Robert: a life gilded in punk couture, queer expression and royal opulence
Associate Professor Robert Wellington is using art history to speak truth to power.Since his teens, fashion has served as a kind of armour for Robert Wellington – a way of wearing self-confidence on…