Museums
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
The Secret Garden returns with Warlow, James and Diana Ramsay gift $38m bequest to AGSA, Theatre Royal open for tenders,…
Thinking China – how to market to shifting tourism needs
The Chinese-speaking market is perhaps the greatest untapped audience for the arts. Charmaine Wong of Think China Australia tells us…
What causes a regional arts festival to falter
The fourth edition of the biennial regional festival Cementa has just wrapped up, but for a post-industrial town the event…
NGA returns three sculptures to India
In another ethical win for the NGA, three Indian sculptures have been repatriated on the basis of fresh evidence in…
Refurbish, rebrand and relaunch – MAC is more than a lake
Introducing the Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie (MAC), the region’s newest venue which is turbo-boosting cultural tourism and…
A decade of creating First Nations arts workers
For ten years a program has supported over a hundred Indigenous curators and artists in a collaboration between the National…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
PM endorses War Memorial plans, Rockhampton gallery's new brand, Ziggy Marley and Lizzo hit local stages, major solo exhibition for…
Human saliva demonstrates the benefits of art intervention
Participation in art gallery programs can improve improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, according to stress levels monitored…
Powerhouse invests $180,000 into living Australian artists
Setting an agenda to support contemporary practice, the Powerhouse has awarded six $30,000 commissions to Australian glass and ceramic artists.
Why a First Nations museum should start with an act of co-creation
Indigenous voices are finally being acknowledged as important voices in Australian galleries and museums.