Visual Arts
Celebrating the importance of community and the power of story
Authentic local stories lift the spirits and encourage genuine connections.
Get illuminated: The Top Fives on all things to do with light art
From outdoor light events to public art using light and light exhibitions on right now – we bring you a…
Meet all the artists recognised in the Australia Council Awards 2021
From jazz to midwifery, this year’s winners of the Australia Council Awards span the richness of Australia’s creative industries. Watch…
What contemporary art looks like in 2021: the Ramsay and NATSIAA finalists announced
With the announcement of two of Australia’s most prestigious art awards this week – the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize and…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Legs on the Wall collaborate with Willoughby Symphony, street theatre for Melbourne, record auction results for Australian artists, Olga Cironis…
The turgid trajectory of sculpture in education (from the archives)
To celebrate International Sculpture Day on 24 April, we revisit this 2018 article that asks whether our education system is…
Opportunities and Awards: ABIA Shortlist, Robyn Archer honoured and more
Melbourne Comedy Festival Awards, Readings Children's Book Prize, ABIA shortlist, Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards, Australian Piano Award shortlist, and…
Don't ditch the digital
Keeping and improving some of our new digital and hybrid work practices simply makes good strategic and financial sense, says…
Million dollar gift paths future for design education professionals
Creative Futures Foundation has gifted $1M to Museums Victoria for targeted professional learning programs and opportunities targeting emerging designers.
Visual storytelling and the case for radical empathy
First Nations artist Hayley Millar Baker foregrounds herself as a storyteller, blurring the formal conventions of photography to construct probing…