Visual Arts
Keep the Chains Tight review: artist Kiera Brew Kurec considers Ukrainian traditions
In her latest performance work, Ukrainian-Australian artist Kiera Brew Kurec explored the labour involved in holding onto tradition.
Bloodsuckers review: a lush exhibition about science and fiction
The Australian Museum's latest exhibit explores the science and mythology of bloodsuckers.
WAVERLEY WOOLLAHRA ART SCHOOL
9x5 Landscape Art Prize
The 2026 9x5 Landscape Art Prize invites artists to follow in the footsteps of the Australian Impressionists, who painted on…
Artists wanted: Deakin’s Contemporary Small Sculpture Award is calling for entries
From emerging to established artists, this national art competition with a $26,000 prize pool is free to enter.
Will material costs kill my practice as a jeweller?
Five jewellers share the creative strategies helping them adapt to rising material costs.
I founded Australia’s first silo art trail – here’s why the movement now needs to evolve
After a period of rapid growth, Australia’s silo art movement has reached a critical juncture.
Lack of clarity in new hate speech laws impacting artists, arts bodies warn
The National Association for the Visual Arts and the Australian Cartoonists Association have expressed concerns over 'hastily introduced' new hate…
When public art is led by accessibility, the results are transformative
Amazing things can happen when d/Deaf and disabled artists are commissioned to produce public art projects.
State Library of Queensland
Through Mununjali eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell
Through Mununjali eyes brings together 5 decades of photojournalist Wayne Coolwell’s photographs, honouring his legacy – where story, culture and…
The Lester Prize is open for 2026 season entries
Entries are now open for the Lester Prize Main Awards, Australia's richest prize for portraiture – and everyone's invited.