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Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

A Brett Whiteley painting of the Byron Bay landscape has sold for $1 million - but will it end up on the walls of a Byron Bay rich-lister?

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The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums

Scientists are still unravelling the thefts of Colin Wyatt, an English adventurer, artist and naturalist who charmed the entomological community

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Art and animal lovers come together for 'a dog day out'

The dog-friendly art event attracted hundreds.

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Lake Macquarie's brightest young artists shine at inaugural Young Dobell awards

The Hunter's most promising young artists have put the best of their work on show.

Newcastle Herald

Get creative at Lake Macquarie's Dobell Festival this month

A snapshot of the month-long festival schedule.

Newcastle Herald

The chaos, generosity and genius of Margaret Olley – ‘one of Australia’s best loved artists’

As the 100th anniversary of Olley’s birth approaches, art dealer Philip Bacon recalls her friendship with Barry Humphries and how ‘tough’ she could be

The Guardian - AU

Planner: Afghan textiles at Lovett Gallery, stand-up comedy and more

Homegrown Markets 10am to 2pm, The Station, Newcastle. Handmade in the Hunter Markets 9am to 2pm, Sobels Wines, 5 Halls Road, Pokolbin. Also on Sunday. Glendale Farmers Artisan Market 7am to 1.30pm, Stockland Glendale. Hunter Wine Country Markets 9am to 2pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Lovedale. Also…

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How to win the Archibald prize: what 100 years of data tells us

Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize also tells us a lot about the nation – so we’ve gone through more than a century of data and 6,000 finalists to get the big picture

The Guardian - AU

Dancing in the storm with Dobell

James Drinkwater's Dobell Ballet: Storm Approaching Wangi and Other Desires comes to life at Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie this weekend.

Newcastle Herald

Dobell's Archibald controversy artfully re-sketched

Some 80 years later the portrait still divides opinion.

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