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Borrowed time

Skill and athleticism meets sculptural daring in this short film by Michael Khedoori. Borrowed Time follows professional parkour athlete, Fletcher Hansen, as he moves through Mike Hewson’s underground art park.

4 minutes

Exhibitions Performance Mike Hewson

Smiling man in blue flat-cap hat stands in front of a portrait painting.

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Archibald Prize winner 2026 Richard Lewer

Richard Lewer reflects on portraying respected Pitjantjatjara Elder Iluwanti Ken and the admiration that shaped his work.

2 minutes

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes Artists Indigenous Australian Painting Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

Smiling man in blue shirt standing in front of a large painting.

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Archibald Packing Room Prize winner 2026 Sean Layh

Artist Sean Layh reflects on winning the 2026 Archibald Packing Room Prize and what the award means to him.

2 minutes

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes Artists Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

A woman seated on a leather sofa, smiling at the camera

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Jenna Mayilema Lee: In Bloom

Inside her studio, artist Jenna Mayilema Lee reflects on her work for the exhibition And Still I Rise exploring First Nations languages and knowledge systems.

Exhibitions Artists And Still I Rise

Woman standing in an exhibition gallery, communicating in Auslan with expressive hand gestures.

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Auslan introduction to the Archibald Prize 2026

Presented in Auslan, this film provides an overview of the exhibition, celebrating portraiture, storytelling and the artists featured in this year’s prize.

6 minutes

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes Access Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

Two people standing in an exhibition gallery, communicating in Auslan with expressive hand gestures.

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Auslan introduction to the Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

Presented in Auslan, this film offers an introduction to this year’s exhibitions, highlighting contemporary Australian landscape painting, figure sculpture and subject painting.

4 minutes

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes Access Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

Dark image with two circular forms made of small light dots, resembling the earth and the moon

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Proximate Cosmologies

Discover the themes and artworks in this exhibition exploring the magical, mysterious and unknown.

Artists Members Collection Indigenous Australian Curator insights Proximate Cosmologies

A bird sculpture and an abstract natural form sit on a plinth, with photographic works displayed in the background.

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The art that made me: Peter Cooley

Artist Peter Cooley, featured in Super Nature, shares four works from the Art Gallery’s collection that inspire him.

Artists Members Interview Sculpture The art that made me Super Nature

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Ron Mueck: Encounter

Senior curator Jackie Dunn shares insights into this extraordinary exhibition.

3 minutes

Artists Exhibitions Curator insights Interview Sculpture Making Ron Mueck

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Lee Mingwei

Hear artist Lee Mingwei share his personal journey and the story behind the creation of Spirit House.

7 minutes

Artists Collection Interview Making Sydney Modern Project Sculpture

Illustration of an oversized bear with partially visible internal organs and skeletal structure towering over a city, with a baby lying below

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Animal spirit

Tony Magnusson unpacks the strange, nightmarish scene of Grayson Perry’s Animal spirit 2016 which features in Super Nature at the Art Gallery.

Exhibitions Print Look magazine Super Nature

A woman stands in a dark room with a vivid blue drum kit in the foreground.

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The art that made me: Tina Havelock Stevens

Tina Havelock Stevens shares four artworks from the Art Gallery’s collection by artists who have inspired her practice: Len Lye, Carolee Schneemann, Tracey Moffatt and Roy de Maistre.

Artists Collection Members Look magazine The art that made me Tina Havelock Stevens

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Borrowed time

Archibald Prize winner 2026 Richard Lewer

Archibald Packing Room Prize winner 2026 Sean Layh

Jenna Mayilema Lee: In Bloom

Auslan introduction to the Archibald Prize 2026

Auslan introduction to the Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

Proximate Cosmologies

The art that made me: Peter Cooley

Ron Mueck: Encounter

Lee Mingwei

Animal spirit

The art that made me: Tina Havelock Stevens