Visual Arts
Meet the ACT’s new Minister for the Arts
A voracious reader who loves the theatre, Tara Cheyne MLA was born in Queensland but is passionate about her adopted…
The troubling tribute to Mary Wollstonecraft
A recently unveiled memorial in north London to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft has been met with much criticism.
What cultural democracy has done for queer performance art
An increased number of performers in this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival identify as LGBTIQA+, something its Creative Director attributes to…
Desart’s Digital path through COVID continues to grow benefits for Aboriginal artists
Rethinking during the pandemic resulted in a 30% increase in engagement for Desart. Here’s how they are harnessing the momentum…
New Centre for Truth Telling gives home to Stolen Generations
Curtin University launches campaign to create a Centre for Truth-Telling, and a permanent home for artworks created by Aboriginal children…
Exhibition Review: Streeton, Art Gallery of NSW
Curator Wayne Tunnicliffe finds the trigger points that connect audiences across time in this exhibition, from world conflict, pandemics to…
Decolonising Feminism: A First Nations perspective
Sending a strong signal, the National Gallery of Australia turned over its annual lecture to a panel of First Nations…
SA budget 2020-2021 includes significant arts investment
$50M towards Adelaide's Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, $2.3 million for country theatres, and a purpose-built storage facility for the…
20x20: Facing the truth, ‘We remain a colonised country’
Commemorating 20 years of ArtsHub, we revisit this 2019 keynote speech by Worimi woman, curator Genevieve Grieves, which asks what…
ICYMI: the week's top news in the arts
From Melbourne venues reopening to mentorship opportunities, a report on NT women in music, Opera Australia returning to Uluru, and…