Arts funding body Creative Australia has dumped the artist and curator it selected to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.

Curator Michael Dagostino and artist Khaled Sabsabi had been selected to show at the 2026 event, regarded as the Olympics of the contemporary art...

Curator Michael Dagostino and artist Khaled Sabsabi had been selected to show at the 2026 event, regarded as the Olympics of the contemporary art...

What artist would be game to accept Creative Australia's invitation to the Venice Biennale, amid the backlash over the dumping of its 2026 picks?

An artist and curator were selected to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale. A week later, they were dumped.

Australia triumphed at the world’s most high-profile art event last year, but a controversy over Creative Australia’s choice of representatives...

Elizabeth Ann Macgregor says Tony Burke has questions to answer after Khaled Sabsabi’s offer was rescinded but the arts minister has denied...

All other biennale finalists have called for Creative Australia to reinstate multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi as the nation’s chosen entrant.

The western Sydney artist was dropped from representing Australia just days after being selected

Mikala Tai resigned on Friday in support of Lebanese-born Australian artist who was chosen for the Italian cultural exhibition’s 2026 event