The Rigg Design Prize, Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design, will open on 19 September 2025 with its tenth edition, marking a major shift to spotlight thirty-five outstanding Australian designers under the age of 35 working across ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting, and contemporary jewellery. Traditionally awarded…

Now or Never, Melbourne’s newest major festival, returns from 21–31 August for its third year with a program spanning art, ideas, sound and technology. Over 11 days, more than 285 local and international artists will transform the city through over 140 free and ticketed events, including 30 new commissions making…

Australasia’s premier art fair, Sydney Contemporary, has released details of its ninth edition, which will feature 114 exhibitors and more than 500 artists, alongside a wide range of curated programs including Installation Contemporary, Performance Contemporary, Talks and Kid Contemporary. Presented in partnership with Principal Partner MA Financial Group, the Fair…

Artspace, in partnership with Create NSW, has announced the opening of its latest exhibition, the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) from Thursday 21 August to Sunday 19 October 2025. The 2025 NSW VAF(E) exhibition surveys the breadth and depth of contemporary practice by early-career artists in New South Wales….

The Southern Highlands Future Forum is set to return this August for its second year, once again in partnership with WinZero, with a timely focus on Sustainable Building. The event will bring together industry professionals, architects, designers, policy experts and community members to explore how we can build smarter, live…

As litter and pollution continue to threaten Australia’s natural spaces, Keep Australia Beautiful Week returns with a national call to action: spend just 10 minutes cleaning up the places we love. Running from 4-10 August, this year’s campaign, “Picking Up the Pieces: It Starts With Us,” reminds us that even…

Design Matters National has launched the 2026 True Zero Carbon Challenge (TZCC), Australia’s leading carbon-positive residential design competition. The 2026 Challenge launched as part of Open House Melbourne at a special event titled Opening the Door to Melbourne’s Homes of the Future, held at RMIT, Carlton. Attendees explored award-winning designs…

The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) has announced its third event for 2025 – MPARNTWE: WHEN YOU COME TO ANOTHER COUNTRY — to be held in Alice Springs on Arrernte Country and representing the organisation’s first foray into Central Australia. Established in 2021, the Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is a member-based…

The countdown has started as Jia CURATED will be opening doors on 14th August 2025. Running for five days (14–18 August), this immersive event dedicated to craft, design and culture will bring together more than 100 local and international exhibitors and over 200 participating brands for its biggest edition to…

Nexus Designs and Cultivated have unveiled NEWNEW, a striking modular pavilion at this year’s Green Design Show (16–18 July), demonstrating how iconic furniture destined for landfill can be transformed into elevated residential interiors through circular design principles. The collaboration has seen multidisciplinary design studio Nexus Designs curate and specify finishes…