Visual Arts

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Festival news in the wake of lockdowns, major survey of studio clay practice, new art space for Hobart, new theatre…

Suzanne Cotter appointed new MCA Director
Australian expat to return home to take up the helm of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, after a 30-year…

Festival Review: Light Creatures, Illuminate Adelaide
Featuring a selection of rainbow light installations, Light Creatures brings some of the zoo’s most exotic inhabitants to life.

Exhibition Review: A Biography of Daphne, ACCA
Ovid's myth of Metamorphoses inspires many artistic iterations.

Against the grain: the art school that’s expanding careers
The National Art School is fully independent and puts hands-on studio practice first. Their annual Open Day allows you to…

Exhibition Review: Vipoo Srivilasa: Wellness Deity, Linden New Art
Vipoo Srivilasa's exhibition at Linden New Art is a testament to the collaborative power of art.

COVID-chaos disrupts July, hopes for August
SA’s snap lockdown halts Illuminate Adelaide; Australian Festival of Chamber Music cancels 30th anniversary; Winter Jazz Fest hopes for August.

Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Applications open for writers fellowship, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, new public art commission for Aboriginal artists, and recipients announced…

Half of Federal arts emergency money remains unspent
Shadow Arts Minister Tony Burke delivers the alarming news that half of RISE Federal funding promised is still undelivered, more…

Art and sport: is there really a divide?
As we witness the start of an Olympic Games the world will never forget, it’s worth asking if some long-held…