The Central West Astronomical Society of New South Wales marks its annual AstroFest with an amateur photography competition.

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Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, metallic portraits float almost deity-like amid vibrant color.

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The duo aims to raise awareness of biodiversity and conservation by evoking a sense of wonder similar to what we feel in nature.

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Henderson also captures the changing light and the otherworldly textures and ochres of the iconic rock.

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Years of labor and adaptation as a first-generation immigrant shaped the artist's approach to painting.

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Deadlines! Are! Approaching!

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'New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations' celebrates contemporary creations by artists in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon.

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The artist's new exhibition is fully stocked with more than 20,000 handmade felt objects.

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Birds or figures? These are the ten design proposals for a new European banknote.

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'Colorstruck! Painting, Pigment, Affect' delves into the ways that color and social, political, and cultural forces intersect in Black American art.

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Dressers, chests, and cabinets stack into towering assemblages in Fumiaki Aono's imaginative sculptures.

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"The place has not been abandoned. It has been left in suspension," Damien Aubin says.

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Felicia Chiao's warm illustrations capture emotion and the variances of mental health through surreal compositions.

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Discover one-of-a-kind and handmade objects from artists we're excited to share a city with.

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What's not to love about a pillow with personality?

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For more than four decades, the artist has reimagined the technical and sculptural capabilities of one simple material: twigs.

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The Seattle-based artist's quirky sculptures are made from from found figurines.

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The brothers puncture everyday objects with irregular yet cohesive holes, rendering their former functions impractical.

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“I’m interested in creating work that reflects the contradictions we navigate every day, where life can be both exhilarating and devastating."

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'Geometry of Play' comprises murals across three pickleball courts, marking the first artist-designed versions in the country.

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"Luceros y Penumbres," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery.

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The group exhibition at Gallery Wendi Norris plumbs the dialogue between absence and present.

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John D. Boswell, a musician and filmmaker who works as MELODYSHEEP, created the film from videos and images published by NASA.

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The exhibition also celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation.

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If you were to rip open a tattered matchbox, what might you find hidden in its confines?

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Humans' futile control of time forms the basis of a new suite of works in Padeu's solo show at Larkin Durey.

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Between 2010 and 2011, Marlow documented all 42 Anglican cathedrals across the breadth and length of England.

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A large-scale, immersive exhibition of her work opens today at Tate Modern.

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A short documentary visits the sacred art environment in southwestern Nigeria.

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The Cardiff-based artist taps into storytelling, masking traditions, and public ceremony and celebration.

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