Visual Arts
Sydney Festival becomes Australia’s single largest commissioner of new work
Festivals play a vital role in commissioning and co-commissioning work from small to medium companies and independents. Without them, the…
What Jacinda Ardern’s leadership means for the arts
New Zealand's progressive PM has much to teach other world leaders in her championing of the arts and compassionate government.…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
David Darcy wins ANZ People's Choice Award, winner of Acqualand Sculpture award revealed, plus NATSIAA award winner announced.
Confronting sexual harassment in your organisation
Taking on sexual harassment means acknowledging that arts organisations inherently work with power and this should be managed, according to…
Win for women, as new report shows increased gender equality in the visual arts
The new Countess Report shows that independent sectors lead the visual arts in gender equality, while state institutions fall behind.
Ella Dreyfus Under Twenty-Seven, Bondi Pavilion (NSW)
With a sensitive honesty, Dreyfus opens our eyes to the precious transition of boys to men.
New projects focus on the rights of artists with disabilities
The supported studio model is one way of tackling some of the barriers artists with disabilities face in pursuing their…
$2m Chinese art collection donated to university
Australian economist and diplomat Dr Geoff Raby AO has gifted his collection of Chinese art to La Trobe University.
The Art of a Good Protest Placard
Like protest or activist art, placards convey a political message to large audiences at protests and relayed through media to…
Adelaide Festival celebrates 60th anniversary by going carbon neutral
A focus on access, environmental sustainability, and programming that grapples with some of the great moral questions of our time:…