Sydney-based artist Julia Gutman is a first-time Archibald Prize finalist and one of the youngest winners in the history of the prize. Gutman is a multi-disciplinary artist who reuses found textiles to produce painted ‘patchworks’ that merge personal and collective histories to explore themes of femininity, intimacy and memory. Her winning portrait features singer-songwriter Montaigne, who has become an important figure on the Australian indie music scene. 'I’m so grateful to be working at a time when young female voices are heard,’ says Gutman. https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2023/30531/?

Emily Crockford and Thom Roberts have secured their place as Archibald finalists for a third time. Catherine McGuiness, who made a

Established in Australia by Danielle Chiel in partnership with women from rural villages in Tamil Nadu southern India. What began as a solution to produce hand-knitted garments offshore is now a sisterhood of artisans and a business entwined with the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development. They have scaled to produce commercial quantities of garments, all entirely hand knitted. - no machine intervention, no waste and no carbon footprint to make for international designer brands. Experience a fashion show like no other at Paddington Town Hall, Thursday May 25th, 6:30pm Tickets: $49, Knits, & bubbles. www.koco.global

A visit to Sydney is not complete without a tour of the famous Sydney Opera House which now includes an immersive digital experien

Hand-coiled and sculpted ceramics inspired by musings on Mesopotamia. Danielle Thiris played ” with clay for “about eight ye

In visiting the world war monument in Sydney’s Hyde Park, I was impressed by the direction to visitors for silence.  Seemed to work.