Visual Arts

Online courses for the autodidact
Fancy beefing up your skills with Yale or Cambridge? Or attending a local uni without exams? You are welcome...and it's…

Student loans cut to creative courses
Circus arts, acting and jewellery-making will no longer be eligible for student loans as the federal government focuses on higher…

Women reclaim the West
Women of Fairfield turns the table on male cultural dominance in Western Sydney, in a local festival with global resonances.

The Banksy irony
An art exhibition that's the definition of cool, the Banksy show is also an ironic comment on commercialisation in the…

The artist as patron
Ken Unsworth has been commissioning new work from artists, musicians and dancers for over a decade, and yet he grapples…

8 perfect matches between fashion and art
The blurred line between the fashion and art worlds has led to some highly creative collaborations.

Inspire60: John Patten
John Patten shares what inspires his work as Manager of the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Melbourne.

Community takes ownership of remote festival
Malandarri Festival is transitioning to complete community ownership, cementing its importance in building cultural resilience in the Gulf Region.

Why remote art centres matter
Art centres in remote communities don’t often get the attention they deserve but they are the backbone of Indigenous arts…

Bold visions for future Indigenous arts leaders
These six successful applicants for the ACCELERATE program know where they want to take their career and their community.