Visual Arts
2026 Adelaide Biennial recruits Ellie Buttrose as curator
The role will be a victorious homecoming for curator Ellie Buttrose after she assisted the Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore at…
Exhibition review: Materiality...but not as we know it, CMAG
Thought-provoking exhibition looks at materiality and function.
Artist-First art prize offers more support and fewer restrictions
The Basil Sellers Art Prize is pioneering cultural change in art prize practice with its Artist-First approach.
This week's arts news and trending topics
In case you missed them, here are this week's top arts news stories.
Exhibition review: Duty of Care – Part One, IMA
Bold works critically examine the ugly side of care and, perhaps, the possibility of redemption.
Rodeo unites First Nations riders and artists
A series of experiences at Kiakati arts and culture precinct have been programmed for the Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo…
Exhibition review: Built Photography, MAPh
An exhibition challenging the spatial and conceptual 'flatness' of photography.
Opportunities and awards
Residency to create site-responsive work inside chic hotel, winners of Bush Music Fund, crime book finalists, and more!
Everything other than Gauguin: addressing the dilemma
We listen, we learn, we ponder, we argue with ourselves and, hopefully by the end of it, we gain a…
Dutch designer’s leap of faith in Australia pays off
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen first visited Australia for skydiving aged 17. Now the creative mastermind has brought a…