Visual Arts
The arts life of the prison
With the construction of a new prison to start in 2015, ArtsHub talks to the artists with a powerful role…
High art isn't dying, even if the ABS stats are
ABS figures show no decline in our interest for high culture. But with its data set to stop, will we…
'The war to end all wars'
The History Council of New South Wales marks 100 years since the outbreak of WWI with this year's History Week.
Wesley Enoch on Indigenous cultural leadership
Members of Melbourne's artistic and Indigenous communities heard an inspiring speech from QTC's Artistic Director at the announcement of the…
Persistence pays off for Whiteley Scholarship recipient
Gutsy abstracts by a Newcastle painter take out the 2014 Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, winning $25,000.
Indigenous artists in Victoria get $1m funding boost
A new residency program at the University of Melbourne aims to build an Indigenous art alumni in Victoria.
Soul music and tourism combine to boost visitor numbers
Melbourne Music Expo, headlined by Ash Grunwald, has received a grant to maximise the event’s tourism potential.
Somebody, anybody, nobody
Does Miranda July’s Somebody app signal a paradigm shift towards live art or a new way to avoid surveillance?
Alternative art challenges masculine traditions
A new artwork satirises modernist art norms, such as action painting and the grid, with overtly feminine practices.
Matthew Barney comes to MONA
Using elements from the MONA collection, this Australian exclusive turns a book into a film and exhibition to operatic proportions