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Australian designers, by their very nature, look for simple and elegant solutions for challenges in often ordinary situations, balancing creativity with cost-effectiveness and innovative construction. Inspiration comes not only from historical and interna...

The management, preservation and restoration of lighthouses is now shared variously between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, State Parks and Wildlife Services, maritime museums, local shires, and volunteers. Cape Byron Lighthouse and Residences,...

While Australia has no single uniform national costume, an Australian national dress style, based on specific local dress styles, has emerged in response to climate, lifestyle and identity. An Australian style can be seen clearly in the main types of loc...

Image courtesy of Australian Network for Arts and Technology and Samstag Museum of Modern Art. Wearing textiles and jewellery with embedded technology has undergone a fashionable renaissance with creative designers working across art, fashion, design and...

Image courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. Fiona Hall, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2005. Fiona Hall, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2005....

Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...

A number of organisations promote Australian music and assist Australian musicians and composers. This Fellowship acts on behalf of Australian composers in matters of copyright, composers' fees and the amount of Australian music broadcast on radio and te...

New media art is an exciting and integral part of the contemporary art scene in Australia. New media art, as defined by the Australia Council, is a process where new technologies are used by artists to create works that explore new modes of artistic expr...

Robin Boyd, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler have contributed significantly to modern Australian architecture by applying modernist-style principles to Australian homes. Another group of architects, such as Glenn Murcutt, Tina Engelen and Ian Moore, and Trop...

A wide variety of Australian fashion textiles - hand-coloured, printed and painted silks, woven wool, dyed discharge and devore prints, ground velvets, and ochred designs based on traditional Aboriginal body paintings have all contributed to the definitio...

Nicola Finetti, Dress of silk georgette, silk chiffon and metallic embroidery on silk organza. Fashion can be defined by colour, cut, cloth, garment type, garment styles and interpretation of looks. Chinese silk embroidered shawls and Chinese surcoats b...

This is reflected in the development of an alternative model for public spaces and urban living based on social architecture and the 'green' apartment. Australia's modern residential architecture also reflects this change with architects using new environ...

The Copyright Act 1968 is the legislation from which copyright law in Australia stems. Computer software, CD-ROMs and the Internet have made compliance with copyright law more complex. VISCOPY, Australasia's visual arts copyright collecting agency, repre...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was established in 1927 and the Academy Awards or Oscars ceremonies commenced in 1929. Image courtesy of Latent Image Productions Pty Ltd and National Film & Sound Archive. Their Oscar Statuette is on displa...

Internationally recognised Australian icons include buildings like the Sydney Opera House (architect Jørn Utzon) and the new Parliament House in Canberra (architect Romaldo Giurgola). Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural ...

In England, furniture, jewellery, household items, ceramics, hand-decorated wallpapers and textiles, gardens and even entire houses were produced in the Arts and Crafts style. The Arts and Crafts movement spread internationally. Australian designers lea...

Mr Salchany, lighthouse keeper of Neptune Islands signals a passing ship, 1963. In Australia, lighthouses are built in harbours, on islands, coral reefs and beaches. Courtesy of the Australian Heritage Photo Library, Department of Environment, Water Her...

Margaret Preston was an Australian painter and printmaker who was a leading example of early Australian modernism. Her essays and articles were published in Australian journals including Art in Australia , Undergrowth, Jindyworobak Review and Australia N...

However, the first zoo in Australia, Melbourne Zoo, wasn't established until 1862. Taronga Zoo and Western Plains Zoo are jointly administered New South Wales public zoos. The zoo features both Australian native species and exotic species of mammals, bi...

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McFarlane Prize for excellence in Australian Web Design   (more info)

The McFarlane Prize aims to recognise and encourage excellence in web design by Australian web developers. Visit this site for information about past winners, nominations and the judging process.