Visual Arts
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
Pianists provide a soundtrack for regional Victoria
Performers will be tickling the ivories at two very different events in Bendigo and Shepparton in the coming days.
A power-packed transformation
Bold vision and ambitious international partnerships will reclaim the Powerhouse Museum's status as a world leader in applied arts and…
Thai folk art takes out Geelong Contemporary art prize
The gallery declares Rob McHaffie's 'bright and whimsical work' as winner of its 2014 art prize.
Is staying in the closet bad for your career?
Instead of investing half their energy in keeping their sexuality a secret, out gay and lesbian performers can focus more…
Light in the heart of darkness
In his new exhibit Dark Desire, controversial artist Bill Henson finds illumination amid the shadows.