Visual Arts

Laverty Collection smashes auction records
The collection of contemporary Australian indigenous and non-indigenous art went beneath the hammer with Bonhams on Sunday March 24, 2013.

How to write a bestseller
Graeme Simsion tells us about what he learned from screenwriting, writing humour, overcoming writer's block and inspiration from the world…

Deviator
The latest work from Perth’s pvi collective encourages you to break free from accepted modes of thinking about place, routine,…

Animating Spaces bring communities to life through arts
Artslink Queensland’s Animating Spaces project will bring new life to the arts in fifteen communities across Queensland over the next…

Cai Guo-Qiang to stage first Australian solo exhibition
International artist Cai Guo-Qiang will stage his first Australian solo exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art in November.

One of Australia's most controversial artists exhibits new work
The Art Gallery of New South Wales will present an expansive exhibition of Bill Henson's in Bill Henson: Cloud landscapes.
Tony Burke wins arts portfolio
After a reshuffle that had the arts industry at a temporary loose end, Minister for Environment Tony Burke is our…

The second annual Sydney Impro Festival returns
Hosted by Impro Australia, the second annual Sydney Impro Festival returns with nightly shows at the Bondi Pavilion in April.

Tony Burke wins arts portfolio
Tony Burke has been awarded the arts portfolio in the Prime Minister's latest dramatic cabinet reshuffle.

Abbotsford Convent appoints Victoria Marles
Lawyer Victoria Marles takes over as new chair from Hayden Raysmith AM for the Abbotsford Convent Foundation.