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Who gets to stay above the flood line in Brisbane? This question consumes Phoebe Paradise

Brisbane artist Phoebe Paradise turns the tension between Queenslander houses and their environment into works of gothic, sci-fi art. 
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Phoebe is seen in a polaroid smiling with her tongue out, overlaid on top of an image of her Queenslander installation.

​​​​​​​From milkwood trees to a tablet and stylus, iconic dog sculptures get new life in digital art

Ancient craftsmanship collides with augmented reality in an art project taking the world-renowned 'Ku' dog sculptures of Aurukun into a new dimension with the next generation of artists.
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A man holding a carved wooden dog

Techno optimist converts robotic dogs into artists

Agnieszka Pilat talks about her installation at the VGA. She explains it features four robotic dogs designed by Boston Dynamics creating 36 canvases over a three month period.
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Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

'We went for the throat': Matrix producer brings horror show to Tiktok in one-minute episodes

In one-minute snippets, writers and directors of a new Western Sydney series need to grab their audience, because, unlike a movie screen, their film is being shown on phones across the world.
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A mobile phone being held in someone's hand, showing a young woman from a TikTok series

Flying cars and film stars: The 'Olympics of Festivals' lands in Sydney next week

In its world-first debut outside of Austin, Texas, groundbreaking festival South by Southwest is coming to Sydney. But with tickets going for up to $1,895 how do locals get involved?
Three images spliced together show Chance the Rapper on stage, Nicole Kidman in movie Australia and Charlie Brooker.

'I can't not paint': 94-year-old woman celebrates a life in the arts

From designing wrapping paper for department store giant Myer to pioneering art therapy at a Melbourne hospital and adopting digital art, landscape painter June Boase Weller has dedicated a lifetime to the arts.
a woman walks past a gallery wall filled with framed paintings

How NFTs are creating a new global marketplace for regional artists like Ben

Warracknabeal-based Ben Fowler's first NFT digital artwork sold for $930 within days. Now he and other regional artists are cashing in on the opportunities of blockchain technology.
A stylised portrait of a young man with brown hair flowing down across his body

This designer custom-makes clothes from his mum's backyard in Western Sydney — and they're divine

Gender-neutral, inclusive and sustainably produced fashion is at the heart of Gary Bigeni’s latest collection, but it’s taken the better part of two decades for him to find his feet.
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A woman of colour, a black woman and a white woman stand backstage at a fashion event wearing brightly-coloured dresses.

A Brilliant Canvas (update) | John Olsen

On the day of his state funeral, Australian Story revisits the Olsens, a family forged by their father's passion and drive for painting. As John became a darling of the art world in the 60s and 70s, his obsessive focus on dedication to his work often cast a long shadow on those around him.
John Olsen smiling, standing between his daughter and son, art all around them.
Duration: 29 minutes 57 seconds

How an 80yo volunteer fulfilling an 'incredible passion' for rocks inspired a 3D-printed dinosaur nest

Elizabeth Kodela helps with the "painstaking process" of uncovering 90-million-year-old dinosaur bones. Now her passion has led to a futuristic outback installation.
Dinosaur sculpture with two people sitting in background

Credits roll on more drive-ins, as we near the end of a unique era in cinematic history

Soaring land values and cultural changes are behind the dwindling number of drive-in cinemas in Australia, a historian says. But is there still time for an encore?
Lunar drive-in, Melbourne

Clarice Beckett exhibition opens in Geelong

Geelong Gallery are holding an exhibition showcasing Clarice Beckett's work. Coinciding with the 100 year anniversary of her first exhibition, the show promises visitors a new interaction with her landscapes .
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Duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds

Can't name any queer Australian artists? Here are five trailblazers to start with

ABC Arts has dug into the Sydney WorldPride program to introduce you to some of Australia’s most radical and thought-provoking creatives.
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A trans woman with brown eyes and darkly curly hair pulled under a black cap wears black leather jacket and silver hoop earrings

AI can now dream up almost anything. Its creators say there will be some 'scary moments'

Artificial intelligence can create dreamlike videos, mimicked voices and instant essays — and that's just the beginning, experts say.
An animated gif of an AI-generated video of a dog wearing a rape cape and flying through the sky

One-of-a-kind art exhibit paints the pictures of the visually impaired

Memories of people with a visual impairment have been brought to life by artists.
Two men standing next to a painting smiling.

Ziggy Ramo accuses the ABC of censorship

The episode focused on censorship and diversity in the media in the wake of a damning diversity report and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

'It feels like a violation': Kim found 'almost every portrait' they painted was used to train AI without their consent

AI image generators are learning from human illustrators without their consent. Now artists are speaking out.
A composite of artworks on the left hand side, next to a person with short hair in front of one of those artworks on the right

We challenged an AI image generator and a human illustrator. Can you spot the differences in their work?

We put an AI image generator and a human illustrator head-to-head. Here's what they came up with, but can you tell the difference?
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Where are these AI images coming from and are there security concerns?

The whimsical images floating around on social media allow people to imagine what they might look like in a fantasy world. But they're raising alarm bells for artists and security experts. Here's why.
Tiles of digital art pictures of women

Stunning film of Amazon burning designed to give viewer 'an uneasy sense of our own complicity'

A monumental new artwork co-commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria documents the pre-eminent environmental disaster of our times in a startling new way — while being disarmingly beautiful.
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A still from a video artwork showing a landscape with purple lakes, large tracts of cleared land, and small clumps of red trees.

SALA festival delivering homegrown art to regional aficionados without having to "go to capital cities"

Regional artists are encouraging residents to connect with the creative culture in their towns as the 25th South Australian Living Artists Festival kicks off.
A colourful artwork of a spaceship projected on a silo

analysis:Critics say it's Australia's most extraordinary media ban. So, is the blacklisted publication legitimate?

In the Northern Territory, an independent media outlet is banned from government press conferences and communications, raising concerns about who gets to question people in power.
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Christopher Walsh sits at a computer screen which shows web browser with an NT Independent article loaded.

Melbourne woman given flowers in TikTok trend

Melbourne woman Maree is given flowers by TikTok user Harrison Pawluk.
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Duration: 19 seconds

ABC Of It (1975)

The ABC was established on this day in 1932. This tribute aired on the first day of colour television in Australia.
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Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

Armed with a microphone and kelpie, Jack is making sure the lessons of the land don't disappear with farmers

The tradition of passing down the family farm is becoming less and less viable, but one young Aussie is ensuring intergenerational farming wisdom isn't lost.
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A Kelpie dog sits next to a man wearing a trucker cap and long shirt in a field.