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December 2024 | January 2025

Summer’s here, again. A year has passed and we’ve seen, heard, and felt some incredible art on display. Insightful, informative, and inspiring. One can only wonder in anticipation what the next year will bring: triennials, retrospectives, radical textiles, pattern recognition, AI, and more. This issue is the perfect guide to what’s happening in the arts across Australia today, from exhibitions and events to studio life, industry news and artist opportunities. Enjoy!

– Melissa Peša, Editor

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Art Almanac is Australia’s leading monthly guide to “what’s on” in the arts: exhibitions, events, workshops, open studios, art awards, artist opportunities, and art services. Our DECEMBER 2024 | JANUARY 2025 print issue includes $1.4m in art prizes/funding, 400+ galleries, and 990+ artists, including our cover artists/designers Romance Was Born.

Contents

Art in Australia

News & Events:
Radical textiles, public programs
tidal.24 festival
D’Lan Contemporary Sydney, new gallery launch
Sydney Festival
11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT11)
Tawny Trails
Phillip Island Contemporary Exhibition Space (PICES), Summer Exhibition Series

Featured Book:
Amber Creswell Bell, About Face (Thames & Hudson) – Reviewed by Emma-Kate Wilson

Featured Exhibitions:
Radical Textiles – Written by Dr Joseph Brennan
Pattern Recognition – Written by Sophia Halloway

What’s on near me:
Enjoy our curated selection of must-see exhibitions across Australia this month

 

Art & Industry

Artist Opportunities
Awards
Art Auction Houses
Submissions and Proposals
Studio Spaces
Materials
Services
Consultants and Valuers
Member Organisations
Training

What’s On

Gallery Index
Melbourne
Victoria
Sydney
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Artist Index

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Cover image:
Romance Was Born, fashion house, Sydney, established 2005, Anna Plunkett, designer (born Albury, New South Wales 1981), Luke Sales, designer (born Maitland, New South Wales 1982), Quilted sleep jacket – Chantilly from Whispering Angel Resort 2017 Collection, 2016, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, silk satin
Gift of an anonymous donor through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2016, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© Romance Was Born
Courtesy Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide