Darwin prepares for hot August nights as Indigenous art fever takes hold. APOLLINE KOHEN reports.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye in Canberra - the shock of the old, says JEREMY ECCLES.

This year's Xstrata Award promises another rich and varied line-up of Indigenous artworks. LOUISE MARTIN-CHEW short-lists her winners.

Equine high jinks creates fascination and terror of heroic proportions in Susan Flavell's latest solo exhibition. ANDREW NICHOLLS investigates.

Inspired designs that mirror cultural motifs and personal journeys are the heart of this exhibition showcasing pattern in contemporary art. LOUISE MARTIN-CHEW reports.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales' Nolan exhibition is the first retrospective since the artist's death in 1992. Many of Nolan's paintings mythologise the past and its historical characters - his depictions of Ned Kelly, Burke and Wills and "Ern Malley" have been permanently embedded in the Australian subconscious. In turn, Nolan himself has reached mythic status in the eyes of many of us.

A hunter-gatherer passion for the weird and the wonderful inspires an exhibition of splendid curiosities. STEWART WHITE reports.

Paul Blahuta has managed to turn two tonnes of hail damage into a positive. Since the December 2006 storm that lashed the National Museum and damaged three of his works, he's become a Google celebrity.

The new Turner Gallery will be overflowing with the works of Lisa Wolfgramm as she bids WA farewell. ANDREW NICHOLLS surveys her multi-layered talents.

From Islamic patterns to Coke cans, ASHLEY CRAWFORD follows the path of Lucia Usmiani.[September 2007]