Visual Arts

Six new art galleries open in pandemic optimism
The art market has come out of COVID better than first expected, with many dealers using it as a catalyst…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Powerhouse Museum appoints inaugural Director, First Nations; new GM for 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art; Curator Visual Arts joins…

Melbourne Fringe receives $1M budget windfall as Sydney Fringe announces new initiatives
Fringe Festivals in Australia’s two largest cities are preparing for a return to physical presentation of work as they announce…

Six arts organisations faced with devastating funding cuts by local council
Six arts and cultural organisations including Australian Tapestry Workshop and Red Stitch Actors Theatre face losing $30,000 a year if…

ArtsHub speaks with $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize winner, Kate Bohunnis
South Australian artist Kate Bohunnis has won the Ramsay with a kinetic sculpture that explores the oscillation between function and…

Make the transition from creative to creative professional
We asked JMC Academy alumna Serena Kassam for her best tips for school-leavers who want to study and work in…

Charting a region impacted by COVID, we look at the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial
QAGOMAs Head of Asian and Pacific Art reflects on a trajectory of change – and more recent COVID impacts –…

Exhibition Review: Disney: The Magic of Animation, ACMI
The House of Mouse takes over ACMI so we sent cartoonist Andrew Weldon along to see how it captures the…

Opportunities and Awards: Miles Franklin longlist, NGV Architecture Commission
Calling for entries to the Melbourne Prize for Literature, be part of Sydney Craft Week, NGV’s 2021 Architecture Commission announced,…

Life Through a Noongar Lens: photographs that re-tell history
Ahead of Reconciliation Week we look at an exhibition of rare photographs taken by one of Australia’s earliest First Nations…