Visual Arts

Australia’s Culture Building Boom: Museums
Australia’s cultural sector is under scaffolding as it faces a building boom. In this new series, we look first at…

New faces announced to shape Victoria’s arts future
Creative Industries Minister Martin Foley has announced 20 artists and sector leaders to develop the state’s new arts strategy.

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Aboriginal art in NYC, success at Perth Festival, objections to proposed amalgamation of WA orgs, and new projects for Barangaroo,…

It started with a T-shirt...
Advice for the arts from top corporate brands Mercedes-Benz, Uber Eats, Four Pillars Gin and Culture Amp on embracing the…

Review: Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang, NGV
The explosive chemistry between China’s past and present is the focus of the latest Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition.

The place to create is calling you
A truly multi-disciplinary experience with a focus on supporting new work, Bundanon Trust is calling for applications to its 2020…

Disability Arts: the last avant-garde?
Is it a movement or a right? A disability-led panel takes the pulse on aligning rhetoric and action when it…

Stories in ink: The ancient artwork informing modern tattoo practice
A new exhibition explores the history of Japanese traditional tattoo culture, tracing its development as a cultural artform and influence…

What does it take to win the $35,000 Bowness photography prize?
Entries for the William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize are now open. Do you have what it takes to win?

A new foundation for Australian women’s art
Busting gender disparity in the visual arts wide open, Sheila is a new foundation aimed at building collections, and awareness.