Visual Arts

Opportunities and awards
Entries open for photographic and writer's awards, new commissions, First Nations recording grants, and more!

Over 50 pages of art – each for $100
The catch? All artists are anonymous, so you could be getting a rare gem or supporting emerging talent.

Appalling lack of King's Birthday Honours for the arts
Where are the artists? ArtsHub takes a look at this year's King's List Honours to gauge how the arts were…

The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis
It’s time we stopped framing the arts as a luxury instead of a human right threatened by the cost of living…

Who are the 2024 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman winners?
Another female artist wins this year’s Archibald Prize, with a great portrait by Laura Jones of author Tim Winton.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

We live in a visual world
UK creative entrepreneur Marine Tanguy argues for the need of visual literacy when it comes to misinformation and AI.

Exhibition review: Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes, Hamilton Gallery
An exhibition that focuses on Ivan Durrant's commitment to colour and observations of the world around him.

Exhibition review: Katrina Rhodes and Stefano Ives, Fortyfivedownstairs
Two virtuosos of Australian surrealist art share a gallery in Melbourne’s CBD with captivating results.

Our biggest knitting stories for World Wide Knit in Public Day
ArtsHub's top five knitting stories, from twiddle muffs to ways to save.