Art & Design
Join The Nationwide Search For Changemakers Shaping The Next Decade
It’s been said that we’re now entering Generation ‘A’—the era of the activist. Every day people are…
Artist Bianca Beers On Noughties Wardrobe Keepsakes And Unapologetic Style
They say fashion is a personal journey and that couldn’t ring more true for artist, designer and creator Bianca Beers. We sat…
Creator And Digital Artist Tara Chandra On Standing Out Over Fitting In
“Eclectic, colourful and over-accessorised” is how Sydney creator and digital artist Tara Chandra describes her…
How To Create The Ultimate Zen Meditation Space
After being forced to spend most of 2020 confined inside (global pandemics tend to have that effect), we’ve gotten pretty good at…
Meet The 4 Aussie Artists Giving Skincare A Sustainable Glow Up
In 2020 we learnt that our fashion thirst shouldn’t cost the earth. Amid lockdowns and the world taking a collective halt, our…
14 Iconic Art Movies You Need To Stream This Year
We’re all in when it comes to bringing art to life through film. From period dramas exploring the lives of famous painters and…
Melbourne Stylist And Creative Director Ella Murphy On The Future Of Fashion
As we edge our way closer to the final chapters of 2021, a year dominated by snap lockdowns and subsequent digital connectivity, we sat down…
Step Into The Future With These 7 Must-Have Tech Style Essentials
From growing burgers in labs to paying for our groceries with cryptocurrency, technology continues to push its way into new realms of our…
LUMA Southern Light Project Is Coming To Queenstown Next Weekend So Wrap Up Warm
Forget what you know about the Southern Lights. Aurora Australis? Please… we have something much more exciting for you. Kicking…
Cue The Inspiration, Mitch Revs On Art, Surfing And How He Spends His Hard-Earned Coin
The cool, coastal artworks by Mitch Revs are, in one word, gorgeous. Best known for his kaleidoscopic, cartoon-style of surfers doing…
How To Level Up Your Home Office Game To Enjoy Quality Moments, According To An Interior Stylist
If there’s anything 2020 has taught us, it’s that loungewear reigns supreme and your working from home set up is more important…
Get Cultured At 14 Of Melbourne’s Best Art Galleries
What do you do when it’s cold and rainy? What about when it’s hot and steamy? Go to an art gallery, of course. They’re…
Prepare For A Visual Feast With 12 Of The Most Beautiful Movies Ever Made
We watch movies to be transported into another world—to forget the moment we're in and jump into someone else's. That feeling…
Get Around This Month-Long Online Art Sale Featuring Work From 30 Aussie Artists
No doubt, 2020 has been the year we’ve all spent more time at home than ever. Maybe you’ve transformed your living room into a…
Escape Reality With Workations, Ephemeral Hotels, Vampire Culture And Eccentric Utopian Style
Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in November 2020. As we edge towards the…
Kick Start Your Art Collection With This Amazing Emporium Of Affordable Australian Art
Being cooped up at home for the better part of 2020 has probably had you contemplating your wall space more than ever. If you’re keen…
Support The Cause, This Online Art Sale Is Donating All Proceeds To First Nations Organisations
The Black Lives Matter Movement has incited plenty of difficult—yet necessary—conversations abroad and at a local level. Passing…
Get Schooled On Sustainable DIY With This Collab From Allbirds And Chinatown Market
New Zealand-born sustainable sneaker brand Allbirds has just revealed a new partnership with Chinatown Market (CTM)—the LA-based label…
Hold Your Breath As We Go Inside Australia’s First Underwater Museum
Australia isn’t short on stunning natural beauty, jaw-dropping beaches and incredible adventures, and now we have another dreamy spot…
On Creativity And Connection: How This Aussie 3D Artist Is Blowing Up Instagram
If you’ve got an Instagram account, chances are you’ve seen the sublime works of Paul Milinski at least a few times in your…
Book Into A Cosy Cabin, We’ve Found The Ultimate Romantic Getaway Activity
Planning a weekend away in a cosy cabin somewhere, preferably one with a fireplace—but not exactly sure what you'll do when you…
Take A Look Into The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair’s Mammoth Digital Program For 2020
For the first time in its 14 year history, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair is going digital. This year’s program aims to…
Get A Crew Together For This At Home Pottery Workshop
Alright, so it’s been weeks, if not months, since you last saw your co-workers in real life, and despite the regular emails, Zoom…
Keep Your Hands Busy With This Home-Delivered DIY Pot Making Kit
Even if you’re not usually much of a potter, we’re willing to bet you’ve at least thought about it since lockdown hit.…
In The Studio | Holly Ryan On Recycled Jewels, Sustainability And Dressing Up For The Future
Sydney-based artist and jewellery designer Holly Ryan won our hearts with her minimalist, sculptural jewels when she dropped into the scene…
Unleash Your Inner Artist, MoMA Just Dropped 8 Free Online Art Courses
While jetting off to NYC to queue along West 53rd Street for you chance to wander the white halls of MoMA is off the cards for a…
Get Your Craft On With These Home-Delivered DIY Mosaic Terracotta Pot Kits
Anything that keeps our hands busy and our minds off the fact that we’re slowly going iso-mad is a good thing these days, especially…
Clear Your Basket, This Coveted Australian Accessories Label Just Dropped A Massive Sale
One of the many ways we’re surviving and thriving in the depths of self-isolation is with a little retail therapy to support Aussie…
8 Socially-Conscious Entrepreneurs To Get Behind
With the sting of promised policies around climate change and unfulfilled social initiatives still fresh in our minds, now is the time for…
Lock In Games Night With Australia’s Coolest Puzzle Delivery Service
There are more than likely two things trending in your Instagram feed right now. Isolation, and people working on their puzzles. In recent…
Pens Out, Kyashi Orasato On Lockdown And Creativity In New York
Cathy Sison, better known as Kyashi Orasato, is a calligrapher, graphic designer and design teacher from Melbourne who's living and…
Feed Your Creativity With These 9 Inspiring Events At Melbourne’s New Underground Festival
There’s no shortage of exhibitions and creative workshops happening around Melbourne. But this month, Can’t Do Tomorrow has…
Dive Into The Best Of Melbourne’s Urban Culture With These 8 Epic Underground Events
Can’t Do Tomorrow is making things easy for us this month when it comes to keeping you up to speed on what’s cool, new and…
6 Gigs You Need To Get Behind At Melbourne’s Massive Underground Festival This Month
Forget about cherry-picking your gigs this month, because Melbourne’s hottest new festival—Can’t Do Tomorrow—is…
Here’s How You Can Spend A Night With Urban List At This Iconic Underground Venue
DON'T MISS: Two excellent talks are happening at Can't Do Tomorrow this weekend, Dirty Laundry, and B*tch Better Have My…
Spice Up Your February With These 9 Unmissable Acts At Melbourne’s New Street Art Festival
Melbourne’s most anticipated underground festival—Can't Do Tomorrow—is kicking off next week and you won’t want…
Feast Your Eyes On The Full Line-Up Of This Huge Upcoming Street Art Festival
Don't Miss: Two excellent talks are happening at Can't Do Tomorrow this weekend, Dirty Laundry, and B*tch Better Have My…
What You Need To Know About The Epic Street Art Festival Coming To Australia In February
Melbourne is home to some of the finest street art produced in Australia. So, what better place to launch a celebration of art and culture…
Prepare To Be Amazed, Australia’s First Immersive Digital Art Gallery Is Coming To Australia In 2020
If you’ve ever wanted to see a painting come alive (not à la Harry Potter, but close), then your psychedelic dreams are about…
This Halloween Make Up Inspo Is The Stuff Of Nightmares
Hubble bubble toil and trouble baby, October 31 is the perfect day to be a little extra and transform yourself into something spooky and…
Gaze And Graze At 10 Of Australia’s Best Museum Cafes
If you’ve been to a museum or two in your life, then you know it’s sometimes hard to pass up a good coffee-and-pastry session at…
Save Up, Here Are 15 Of The Coolest Art Events You Need To Travel To
Let’s be real: most of us don’t have much cash to splash on regular holidays, let alone go on an art-buying rampage at some of…
Take The Plunge And Get Inked By 8 Of Australia’s Best Tattoo Artists
For some people getting inked is NBD, for others, it's a daunting life-long commitment, but one thing we all have in common: we…
Plan The Ultimate Aesthetic Getaway At 8 Of Australia’s Best Art Hotels
As part of Urban List Art Month, we've covered ways to build your art collection without breaking the bank, given you a round-up of…
Brush Up On Your Art History With These 15 Essential Art Terms
Do you find yourself missing out on potential romantic entanglements with artists just because you can’t tell a Manet from a Monet? Or…
How To Kick Off A Killer Art Collection Without Breaking Bank
Collecting original art isn’t just for high rollers, cruising through Art Basel with tonnes of cash to burn on the next big thing.…
6 Amazing Emerging Artists To Follow (And Shop) On Instagram
Instagram is the ultimate directory of up and coming artists. If you scroll past the beauty bloggers and influencers on endless summer…
Get Psyched, Rain Room Is Coming To Australia
Picture yourself in the middle of a 100-square metre field of continuous rainfall, except whenever you move, the droplets avoid you like…
Peep 8 Of The Most Extra Looks From The Met Gala Red Carpet
Fire up guys, it’s the first Monday in May! Okay, technically for us it was yesterday, but you know what we're talking…
Dark Mofo Dropped The First Spooky Chapter Of Its 2019 Lineup
Time to break out your cosiest sweater and moodiest playlist because Dark Mofo, MONA's darkness-embracing winter festival, is gearing up…
Hype Up, FKA Twigs, RÜFÜS DU SOL And Spike Lee Are Doing Vivid
Vivid is entering a new decade with a seriously punchy line-up for 2019. Hike up your expectations and take a deep breath, because…
Culture Club | The Best Museums And Galleries In London
Britain conquered. And they brought their spoils back to London. Think what you want of this history, but nothing can compare to the art and…
Transport Yourself To A Digital Water Universe At Shanghai’s Newest Instagrammable Art Exhibition
Have you ever wanted to jump into The Little Mermaid and witness the underwater world full of magic for yourself? Well, now you can stop…
The Entire Supreme Skate Deck Collection Is About To Be Auctioned Off
I’m no financial expert, but I’d say collector Ryan Fuller made a pretty good call when he started collecting Supreme skate…
Drop Everything And Book Your Flights To Japan For This Crazy Art Installation
It’s common knowledge that Japan is the coolest place on the earth—think robot restaurants, cherry blossoms, Harajuku and the…
Converse X Off-White Are Back With A Chuck Taylor Collab
Let’s buy some more sneakers shall we? Because we don't have enough of those already. While I could say this collab is…
YSL Is Opening A Beauty Hotel In NYC And Our Instagram Is READY
Set to launch during next month’s New Fashion Week—when else(?)—iconic fashion and beauty house, YSL is levelling up once…
Dinosaur Designs’ Dreamy New Collection Just Dropped & We Are Digging It
Just when you thought you were gonna save your tax return this time round, iconic Aussie label Dinosaur Designs have just launched their…
IKEA And NASA Are Joining Forces To Create Weird, Futuristic Furniture
When you think IKEA, you think of that bookcase you build back-to-front, ball pits full of screaming kids, and sketchy $1 hotdogs ("I'll…
From Broke To Banksy | Art For Every Budget
A house is not a home without artwork. The right pieces don’t just set the tone of your home, they also say something about you, and…
Australia’s Most Beautiful Art Galleries
More than just a fallback for rainy days, Australia's art galleries are a majestic lot as gorgeous as the art inside ‘em.…
These Tiny-But-Mighty Houses Are What Dreams Are Made Of
Proving that bigger isn’t always better, tiny houses have been popping up all over the world recently and inspiring us all to downsize…
The Culture Edit | All The Shows To Check Out This Month
We’re back, you gluttonous culture vultures. Ready to tear into another month of art, theatre, dance and nude bike rides (we’ll…
The Culture Edit | All The Exhibitions To Catch This Month
Just when you thought it was safe to put away your monocle, we’re busting out the best shows, productions and exhibitions you need to…
Interior Porn | 8 Interior Design Accounts You Should Be Following On Instagram
When you think about how much time we spend inside our homes it doesn’t make sense to be haphazard with the décor. It…
Asia’s First Single-Use Plastic Free Hotel Is About To Open
A Bangkok hotel is leading environmental change and is set to become home to the first new hotel in Asia to be free of single-use plastics.…
The Culture Edit | All The Shows To Catch This Month
If you think culture is something that comes from yoghurt, this guide’s for you. Presenting a hand-picked selection of the coolest and…
8 Space Saving Hacks For People Who Live In Tiny Homes
Seeing as we’re all buying way too much avo smash to ever be able to afford the big ol’ dream home, we might need to start…
All Of The Very Best Things To Do In Chicago In 48 Hours
Home to deep dish pizzas, hot dogs and that weird bean, it’s not all that surprising we’re kinda obsessed with Chicago—if…
Monet, Matisse & Picasso Are Coming To Australia
If you’re still recovering from the big fat onslaught of awesome that was Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age hitting up our…
The Culture Edit | All The Exhibitions To Catch This Month
Get comfortable, guys. We’re back with another high-brow look at the world of Culture. And no, for the purposes of this list, Netflix…
Art Fiends Listen Up! A Massive Marcel Duchamp Exhibition Is On Its Way
Anyone who calls themselves a fan of Marcel Duchamp will know this is epic news—the biggest exhibition of his works is headed to…
The Culture Edit | All The Exhibitions To Catch This Month
Here we go, guys. The Urban List Culture Edit, otherwise known as Things That Make You Go Hmmm. Art openings, exhibitions, cutting-edge…
Purple Rain | Pantone Has Announced Its 2018 Colour Of The Year
2018 is the year you get your creative on with Pantone announcing its 2018 colour of the year as Pantone 18-3838 Ultra Violet. Chosen for…
Monet’s Water Lillies Are Coming To Australia
It’s not every day that some of the world’s biggest and best artists come to Australia, but TBH, this year we’ve been damn…
There’s A Giant Buddha Popping Up At The NGV
The headline kind of says it all with this one. As part of their massive new Triennial exhibition, the NGV are installing an 18-metre…
We’ve Found The Best Indoor Plant App Ever Invented & It’s Free!
The days of murdering countless innocent indoor plants are over, thanks to an app that is going to change the way you load up your home with…
The 2017 Eat Drink Design Awards Have Been Announced
We all love a well-designed venue to go with our food, and it seems every café, restaurant, and bar these days not only serves up…
A HUGE Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Has Arrived In Australia!
You don’t have to be an art buff to recognise the fantastical and incredibly colourful works of artist Yayoi Kusama. From her infamous…
An Amy Winehouse Exhibition Is Coming To Australia
It’s hard to believe it’s been 6 years since Amy Winehouse passed away. 2017 looks set to be a big one for all of…
The Best Places To Buy Art Online
Having art in your home is a true sign of adulthood. There’s a marked point in your life when your perception of ‘cool room…
11 Things You Didn’t Know About Designer, Toni Maticevski
A master of layering, with an impeccable eye for silhouettes and the female form, Melbourne-born designer Toni…
10 Hobbies To Start In 2017
While we all know we could be slightly better at adulthood, starting a new hobby is a sure fire way to reach that goal. Who would have…
Nailed It | How To Decide On A Piece Of Art
Buying art is kind of hard. It’s like ordering food at a restaurant—you spend hours agonising over the menu only to be hit with…
Celebrate Day Of The Dead In True Mexican Style
The end of October is nigh which means Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is almost upon us and this year we’re celebrating in…
How To Buy Art For Your Home You Won’t Hate In 6 Months!
The art world can be kind of intimidating; we totally get it. Alongside the pressures of finding art that’s actually cool (say no to…
Matt Groening Is Finally Coming To Australia To Play Knifey-Spoony
Aye carumba! Simpsons fans rejoice, it’s legendary creator Matt Groening will be gracing our humble shores for Graphic 2016 at the…
Our Pick Of Australia’s Best Jewellery Designers
There’s a stack of Aussie jewellery designers doing their bit to keep you really well accessorised these days! From home studios to…
TUL’s Top Picks for Buying Art Online
Breathing new life into your living or workspace with fresh artwork is lots of fun, but really, who has the time or the dime to go trawling…
12 Must-Haves To Deck Your Halls This Christmas
The silly season is well and truly upon us (finally!), and this year we’re going all out to bring that extra-special holiday cheer to…
Avoid FOMO: The 5 Must-See Events at MOFO 2015
Culture vultures, it's time to pack your rucksacks and fly south – Hobart's MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art's…
Behind The Scenes With Cook Republic’s Sneh Roy
Food fanatics and design buffs are already well aware of Cook Republic's Sneh Roy. The winner of Best Australian Blog 2013,…
Donut Panic! | It’s International Doughnut Day
Today's the day we get to abandon our healthy eating aspirations and embrace the only food that's better because it has a big hole…
2 Minutes with Stuart Chapman of Indisposable Concept
At a time when you can snap and share every moment of your life with the whole world at the click of a button, a Brisbane-born art…
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2014 | Our Top Picks
Oui! It's that time of year again – the Alliance Française French Film Festival is set to touch down in cities all across…
Jordan Askill Jewellery & Sculpture | Close Encounter
'We Want War" clip by These New Puritans, directed by Daniel Askill, featuring Jordan Askill's headpiece Australian jewellery…
Hobart Itinerary | Winter Edition
When I told people I was visiting Hobart in June, they thought I was mad. Hobart, in winter? Yes! I gleefully replied. I don't know…
5 Nights In Venice | Venice Biennale 2013
Every second year, contemporary art from all over the world comes to Venice and occupies this beautifully historic festival city. When the…