Visual Arts
Getting the right community arts gig
Community arts is a good source of employment for artists but there's a huge difference between facilitating and creating.
Video art gets an update
Artbox is offering the arts community not just a dedicated video art player, but a whole new paradigm.
Australia Council executive appointments
The Australia Council has appointed two executives completing its team just as the new government takes control.
Henson withdrawal is the real dark heart
Photographer Bill Henson has withdrawn from the Adelaide Biennial in a travesty of artistic independence and natural justice.
Fear and intimidation as Yore banned, Henson withdraws
Paul Yore has had work banned from Sydney Contemporary and been charged in Victoria. Bill Henson has withdrawn under pressure…
Going home to intuit Melbourne's Festival personality
The new Creative Director of Melbourne Festival reflects on the festival's contribution to the cultural landscape of Melbourne.
Gentrification trades affordability for opportunity
Inner cities suburbs are now they providing funky venues and developers with an art budget.
Public art opportunity
Artists are invited to transform George Street with public art in the centre of Sydney.
New model for artists’ payment
The perennial problem of underpayment for visual artists has been addressed in a new set of guidelines by Visual Artists…
Spiegeltent gone, jobs axed as Arts Centre Melbourne faces budget blowout
Spiegeltent is gone and artistic programming is set to suffer at Melbourne's flagship venue as the troubled organisation undertakes significant…