Visual Arts

Council's response to gifted public artwork inquiry fails to quell artists’ disquiet
After confronting City of Perth Councillors about the installation of a controversial public art acquisition, local artists are far from…

Lake Macquarie City Council
Michèle Heibel: Conversations
The exhibition 'Conversations' discusses the importance of connection through all stages of our lives.

Lake Macquarie City Council
Truth Tell
To understand the present, we must confront the past. Truth Tell delves into the learned narratives of early colonisation, and…

Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park
Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.

Exhibitions review: Akishi Ueda, Mark Seabrook, Creatures: Art Toys & Sculptures group show, Beinart Gallery
A smorgasbord of surrealism lies quietly in Brunswick.

Curating the finalists for one of the country’s most prestigious prizes
This year’s Dobell Drawing Prize is a first for curator Lucy Latella; she says it’s a ‘great snapshot of contemporary…

Exhibition review: Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, Birrarung Building, Federation Square
Blak Design delivers an impressive collection of local First Peoples' fashion.

Masterpiece by Edvard Munch gifted to the National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia is screaming for joy over a new Munch acquisition... no, it's not that one.

Opportunities and awards
National Still Life Award entries open, call-out for art on billboards in NYC, plus winners of emerging composer wards.

Australian museum director offers insight into mood of US cultural sector after University of Michigan trip
As the Trump administration’s executive orders ramped up, an Australian museum director was touching down in Michigan. Their first-hand insights…