Visual Arts

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.

Exhibition review: The Limits of My Language Are the Limits of My World, Gertude Glasshouse
Emerging Curator award-winner Annabel Brown blends art with academia to create a fascinating but muddled message.Â

$70,000 national prize calls for ceramicists, among other artists
The Muswellbrook Art Prize is among the oldest, richest and most respected in Australia, and it keeps its finalist pool…

Banana frenzy as crypto buyer coughs up US$6 million and vows to eat the artwork
Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork, featuring a real edible banana, has fetched a hefty price tag thanks to crypto billionaire Justin Sun.

Exhibition review: Mark du Potiers: Some Days My Skin Just Isn’t So Thick, Queensland Multicultural Centre
Queer Asian Australian artist, Mark du Potiers, delicately deconstructs discrimination through his assemblages and needlework.