Visual Arts

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Dancehouse AD to move on in April, NIDA appoints new CEO, latest Board appointments at Diversity Arts Australia, and more.

Keeping fresh and focussed in a long term role (from our archives)
It's the perennial question: how do you stay motivated in a job that you love after years? This classic article…

Applause: Latest awards and funding announced
Women in Music Awards, winner of Fauvette Loureiro Scholarship, Nonfiction Young Writers shortlisted and more accolades this week.

Chinese art’s role in the hardening of soft diplomacy
China’s influence in the arts has long been tied to its political goals. Alison Carroll looks at how it has…

Australia Council responds to Major Performing Arts Framework changes
With the announcement last week of changes to the MPAF, Australia Council's CEO Adrian Collette responds congratulating the ministers involved.

An Idea Needing to Be Made, Heide Museum of Modern Art (VIC)
Heide brings together 12 ceramic artists and an architectural group to ponder the notion of the vessel.

Judith Neilson versus John Kaldor
Two incredible philanthropists are currently celebrating anniversaries of their collections and patronage – we take a look at their legacy…

Parity in new 2020 Carriageworks commission
In his first program at Carriageworks, new CEO Blair French puts local Australian artists at the core with a focus…

How to cope with the pressure to do more
Systemic issues, hustle culture, financial necessity and personal ambition can make it difficult to set boundaries and say no to…

What is an art fair, and how are they changing?
Dealer Michael Reid give us a transparent 101 of the cost, and benefits, of art fairs in a changing market.