Visual Arts

Artists are not social workers
Shrinking community support and relying on artists to deliver social programs is a dangerous international trend.

Orgs angry over handling of Arts Vic funding
Does political interference account for the odd timing of the long-awaited Organisations Investment Program recipients?

Fair makes financial loss but a huge gain for Sydney
Sydney’s first contemporary art fair drew double expected attendance but with a $500 K loss, financial returns will take time.

Why festival directors are working for free
Is working for nothing a stepping stone to getting a paid festival job or just a way of being exploited?

Applications for the 2014 Asialink Arts Residencies close Monday 30 September
Asialink Arts Residencies provide individual and collaborative artistic development through cultural exchange.

Australian art described as 'cow pats' and 'cascade of diarrhoea'
A British newspaper has dismissed a landmark Australian art exhibition as 'weedy, provincial and all too European'.

Winners of The Border Art Prize 2013 announced
The annual Border Art Prize celebrates the diversity of artists in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.

Sales or Scene: Judging the success of Sydney Contemporary
With opening night crowds estimated at 12,000, Australia’s newest fair could be hailed a success.

Inaugural Corroboree Festival program launched
Sydney Harbour will host the largest national Indigenous cultural festival from 14-24 November.

Busy Brandis faces a balancing act with Arts and AG
The new Minister for the Arts is also the Attorney-General. It gives the portfolio seniority but the Minister other priorities.