Visual Arts
Career spotlight: Playwright
Three Australian playwrights reflect on their careers and how they got to where they are today, as well as offering…
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.
$25,000 to photograph the face of Australia
Helen of Troy's face launched 1000 ships. The National Portrait Gallery is looking for one to stop audiences in their…
Multi-purpose arts centre to transform Sydney’s industrial heartland
Applications are now open for the head tenant of a striking, multi-purpose, three-storey arts facility as part of City of…
Kickstarting the careers of young artists
Next Wave’s new Kickstart Helix program breaks down the barriers between art forms to empower emerging artists.
Indigenous remains returned to Australia
The UK is relinquishing the remains of 13 Aboriginal Australians which will be handed over in a ceremony today.
Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea
Modern society has become addicted to ratings and league tables. But a new scorecard, which aims to give 'good art'…
On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Res Artis inaugural Executive Director announced and the Australia Council Board gets four new members.
How to procrastinate properly
Tactics for beating procrastination abound, but a new creative project may be just the right time to sort out your…
Be comforted by 10 late bloomer careers
Idolising early success can leave some feeling like a failure if they haven't made it by 30. We look at…