Visual Arts
Fashion appropriation igniting backlash from art sector
News of wearable collections which exploits working-class labour and lack artwork authorisation prompts deeper questions into the increasing crossover between…
This week's arts news in brief
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…
Global report takes pulse on Creative Industries
How does Australia’s view of Creative Industries fit with UNCTAD – the World Congress on Creative Economy’s view?
Are commercial galleries moving with the times?
While Australia’s commercial gallery landscape matures, with several major anniversaries this year, it is witnessing a change from the traditional…
Exhibition review: Diasporic Dialogue, Mai Nguyen-Long and William Yang
A 30-year career searching for her voice in a diasporic landscape, Mai Nguyen-Long's work offers an exciting pathway forward.
Augmenting the past to appeal to new museum audiences
History comes alive with the help of virtual reality technology at Darwin’s Chinese Museum, in a significant collection rehang and…
Exhibition review: Riggs & Miller, PS Art Space
Two artists and their conversation about the female body in a variety of narratives.
Vale to former National Portrait Gallery Director, Angus Trumble
The gallery sector saddened by loss of an exuberant scholar with the passing of Angus Trumble.
Why ideas are worthless in copyright terms
Intellectual Property (IP) for artists is a notoriously difficult and commonly misunderstood area, and artists can easily find themselves caught-up…
A journey into the poetic world of AI art making
Mitch Goodwin dives into the world of generative art making through AI with its ‘painterly output and poetic interactions’.