Visual Arts
NSW Premier's Lit Awards shortlist announced
The NSW Premier's Literary Awards shortlist honours the country's best fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, poetry and scriptwriting.
Kris Stewart appointed new AD of Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Powerhouse appoints Kris Stewart as AD. He takes over in July 2013, after he takes leave of current role…
More grim news for Newcastle Art Gallery
A notion to rescind funding for the Newcastle Art Gallery has been passed.
Jane Smith to be M.A.D.E Director
Jane Smith has been chosen to bring the dynamic model and aims of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka.
Van Gogh Sketchbooks to be published for first time
More than 100 years after Van Gogh's death, audiences will have the first chance to view his original sketches and…
Barnes & Noble battle Amazon for self-publishing spoils
Barnes & Noble have put their dukes up against Amazon by launching NOOK Press, their own self-publishing service.
New screen opportunity for live performers
SBS STUDIO TV's new variety show will recruit musicians, comedians and other performing artists.
What Is Street Cred anyway?
Marketing jargon has tried to hijack street cred but artists are fighting back.
Author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies
Booker Prize winner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, winner of two Academy Awards for her screenplays of EM Forster’s novels, died last…
Possum cloaks reconnecting culture
A new exhibition by art and social photographer Sarah Rhodes turns a lens to an almost forgotten Indigenous cultural and…