Museums

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New director of MAAS, new Associate Producers at ILBIJERRI, sudden dismissal of YIRRAMBOI Creative Director, and more.

Lisa Havilah to head up MAAS and lead Powerhouse Museum move
Lisa Havilah is the fourth woman to take the reigns of the Powerhouse, and the first to step into a…

Nginha ngurambang marunbunmilgirridyu: I love this country – but do you?
Jonathan Jones’ Artstate keynote talk offered fresh pathways forward in our complex colonial conversation.

ICYMI: This week’s arts news round-up
Fraudulent art dealings; first convention centre to lead arts with a Reconciliation Action Plan; art conquers Bathurst car culture and…

What was the state of ArtState? Gauging the health of our regional conversations.
On the ground in Bathurst, ArtsHub takes the pulse on this regional arts conference and asks just how robust our…

How well do we remember our artists?
Remembering artists today goes beyond the retrospective exhibition or coffee-table monograph. Find out what’s leading the trend in keeping those…

Mitzevich finds the answers to lead the NGA in its DNA
No new building, more digital content, a Mitzevich collection rehang and a year of blockbusters; all part of the vision…

Half a million in art gifted to Newcastle Art Gallery
A philanthropist’s challenge doubled the gifts to a regional gallery, as collector James Erskine demonstrates to a community the value…

Battle of two cities for the design crown
Melbourne and Canberra go head-to-head over the self-appointed title of "design capital" this month, as both cities roll out programs…

What Rhana Devenport has planned for the Art Gallery of South Australia
In the face of recent funding cuts in South Australia, Devenport believes that the Art Gallery of SA remains pregnant…