Visual Arts
Livestreaming opera into the future
Opera is not an art form that often makes it inside the primary school classroom. Livestreaming can reach students in…
Australia Council announces new CEO
The Australia Council for the Arts has today welcomed the appointment of Adrian Collette AM as its incoming Chief Executive…
Promises and policy statements made as VIC election looms
Labor’s $2 million Independent Producing Initiative was one of several policy announcements and election promises made at a recent forum…
ICYMI: This week's arts news update
From program announcements and exhibition openings to the launch of the new MPavilion, here are the stories you may have…
Review: Fire Gardens, Melbourne International Arts Festival
A multimedia extravaganza: a magical vision of light with ambient tunes that further underscore the eerieness of the night.
Tackling Climate Change: Why you're more powerful than you think
Pacific communities show us how to advocate against climate change in the Oceania Rising project, presented across three Sydney institutions.
Women lead the way in transcending boundaries
Six artists with Australian-Moroccan/Saudi heritage make incremental push-backs on what they will and won’t accept.
Powerful reminders - six exhibitions with environmental messages
From ocean plastics to fashion industry excess turning into landfill, from climate change to algae’s new blue bio-economy – art…
Funding rejection dismays Tasmanian theatre sector
The latest Arts Tasmania funding round rejected all applications by professional theatre companies, threatening the sector’s viability in the state.
Review: Cuttings – Elizabeth Gower, Geelong Gallery
With scissors, glue and cuttings from printed paper, Elizabeth Gower has constructed a career that turns craft traditions into high…