Visual Arts
A green light – and top green rating – for Sydney Modern
The $344 million Sydney Modern expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales has received planning approval, and Australia’s…
A creative state to be proud of
In the lead up to the Victorian state election on 24 November, the Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley MP…
The numbers don't add up: a response to the MPA Framework
Instead of taking the opportunity to make our funding frameworks fit-for-purpose, we're being asked to finesse an inherently flawed system…
Review: Supernatural, White Rabbit Gallery
The best work in this exhibition draws from the country’s deeper heritage to create an eloquent throughline for the viewer.
On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
Yirra Yaakin's Artistic Director steps down, MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture appoints Guest Director, and more.
More international tourists flock to art than wineries, casinos or sport
International arts tourism has grown at a higher rate than overall international tourism over the last five years, according to…
Review: Cook and the Pacific, National Library of Australia
Two exhibitions offer a layered narrative of Captain Cook’s Pacific encounters, one that has plenty of space for First Nations…
Applause: latest funding and awards announced
2018 NSW Visual Art Emerging Fellowship awarded; five Brisbane filmmakers share $50,000 in funding; finalists for the National Photographic Portrait…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
New program announcements, annual reports demonstrate the arts matter, 11 million visitors, education initiatives and more in this week's wrap…
Review: STAR WARS Identities: The Exhibition, MAAS
An experience that is quite different to the previous two Star Wars exhibitions at the Powerhouse.