Visual Arts
This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Michael Elliott bequeaths 'deeply personal' ceramics collection to Shepparton Art Museum
From a ceramics collection that dates back to his teenage years, Michael Elliott has gifted 198 artworks to the Shepparton…
Exhibition review: re/JOY, Vipoo Srivilasa, Australian Design Centre
Vipoo Srivilasa reclaims memory-laden objects in a genuine body of ceramic works that celebrate the individual and community.
Free opportunity to see Australia’s largest Banksy collection and over 100 street artworks
Be the first to see Banksy’s new work and Australia’s biggest collection of street art.
Opportunities and awards
Calling for wearable art entries, international residencies now open, plus winners of NT Performing Arts Awards and more!
Radical Textiles blockbuster poses hard questions around supposedly ‘soft’ medium
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s blockbuster exhibition doesn’t hold back in showcasing artists who have used textiles to proudly,…
QUT Art Museum told to cancel 2025 programming
A lack of vision will destroy one of Australia’s great university galleries, for marginal cost savings comparably.
Exhibition review: Yuriyal Bridgeman: yubilong(mi)bilongyu, Griffith University Art Museum
This survey investigates the significant mark Yuriyal Bridgeman has made on Australia’s post-colonial arts landscape.
5 standout graduate artists to watch from 2024 VCA Art Grad Show
Graduate artists presenting fascinating sculptures and installation works captured the interest of ArtsHub this year.
New director to lead Art Gallery of South Australia
Jason Smith has been announced as the new Director of AGSA.