Visual Arts

Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the first wave of announcements
Visual arts organisations celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025.

Opportunities and awards
Grants open for applications, plus winners of GradFoto award, finalists of National Designer Award and National Graduate Showcase, and more!

'Flashover' multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires
A University of Melbourne project harnesses new effects technology to explore one of the Australian environment's most alarming ever growing…

Art school receives $7 million to expand
Adelaide Central School of Art to take over heritage building and deepen its offerings.

Vale Tom Lowenstein OAM – a man who looked after artists
The sector mourns the loss of one of Australia’s most respected arts tax accountants, Tom Lowenstein.

Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5Â experts
Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

6 exhibitions by women that promise to open our eyes in 2025
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of International Women's Year. These six exhibitions salute the significant contribution of women artists.

Who are the international art stars exhibiting in Australia this year?
Five cutting-edge contemporary artists are making their way to Australia in 2025 for major exhibitions.

Exhibition review: 3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different, Bankstown Arts CentreÂ
CaLD and First Nations artists challenge the traditional Anglo-Saxon art sphere.