Visual Arts

Artist's eye enlisted to reduce road deaths
Patricia Piccinini has teamed up with Victoria’s TAC in a new campaign that uses art to change the way drivers…

Mike Parr still disturbing to a new generation
More than 40 years have passed since Mike Parr first shocked with his art but his long overdue survey exhibition…

For lovers of graffiti, Pokémon Go is old hat
The Pokemon Go craze is reimagining street art and graffiti in an urban gamescape.

Multimillion dollar boost to regional arts and culture
Regional Victoria will benefit from a major investment in the state’s extensive network of regional art galleries and performing arts…

Career Spotlight: The arts job for CSI fans
Being a conservator in a museum or gallery offers big rewards for the big commitment.

In Hugh Jackman’s footsteps
Superstar Jackman is giving students the chance to learn where he did, at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts…

How to survive - physically and mentally - on an artist’s income
We asked artists and arts workers to share their tips for dealing with the economic realities of working in the…

Shock resignation leaves art school rudderless
The Director of the National Art School has resigned at a critical moment when the school faces a potential sell-off…

Sex, scandal and politics – is Canberra our Versailles?
In a one-stop global tour, the world’s greatest Palace comes to Canberra with a good dose of pomp and politics…

Torres Strait shell carving translates to winning paper work
A young Torres Strait Islander has applied the traditions of carving pearl shell to produce a winning work on paper.