Visual Arts

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

Predictions for the arts canon in 2050
The future ultimately hinges on what gets preserved now, where tech hardware, copyright and data protection run alongside ethical considerations.

Vale Sue Hewitt (1941-2024)
An era has passed with the death of the former head of Christie’s Australia.

Opportunities and awards
New funding for music, circus, regional arts and more, plus winners at the PDAs and AWGIEs.

Why hide your light under a bushel? Lessons in signage for arts spaces
The power of art often lies in its subtleties, but when it comes to promoting your arts space, the opposite…

Talking about winter blockbusters already…
The Art Gallery of NSW has announced its major exhibition program for 2024, including incredible Art Nouveau works from Alphonse…

Exhibition showcasing the art of corsage and masking
Maya Tamang (aka Miss Martha) speaks on fashion, art therapy and disability in her exhibition at Abbotsford Convent.

Powerhouse partnership a $4 million win for well-being
A new partnership aims at deepening community connection with Powerhouse Parramatta, through well-being.

German artists Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock to launch installation at Melbourne Holocaust Museum
A reconstruction of a Berlin installation to commemorate the victims of Nazi concentration camps.

Perth Festival midpoint round-up
Halfway through Iain Grandage's fifth and final Perth Festival and there's plenty of entertainment and provocation to enjoy. Even for…