TO SEE
This season’s best art shows
MARCH Lisa Reihana: Cinemania
This survey of work by the New Zealand multimedia artist features an awe-inspiring 21-metre “digital wallpaper” telling brutal stories of colonisation in the Pacific. It was a huge hit at the 2017 Venice Biennale and is well worth the trek to Campbelltown. à Campbelltown Arts Centre, 1 Art Gallery Rd, Campbelltown 2560. 02 4645 4100. c-a-c.com.au. Daily 10am-4pm. Free. Until Mar 29.
APRIL Cartier: The Exhibition
Diamonds will be everybody’s best friend at this exhibition featuring 300 intricate pieces from the French jeweller. There are pieces originally worn by Dame Nellie Melba, and visitors will be able to get up close to the tiara that Kate Middleton wore for her wedding to Prince William.
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Pl, Canberra 2600. 02 6240 6411. nga.gov.au. Daily 10am-5pm. $0-$27. Mar 30-Jul 22.
MAY Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018
Everybody has an opinion about Australia’s popular annual art prize for portraiture. The Archibald finalists will be exhibited alongside those for the Wynne Prize (for landscape painting) and the Sulman Prize (for subject painting, genre painting or mural). Art Gallery Rd, The Domain, Sydney 2000. 02 9225 1700. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Thu-Tue 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-10pm. $TBC. May 12-Sep 9.