Visual Arts
We need a national day for the arts (from the archives)
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…
NSW Budget estimates warn of cuts to come
Many of the state's cultural institutions face cuts of up to $13 million in operational funding come 2022-23, according to…
Landing in lockdown: how immigration drives artistic adaptation
Three Australian artists explain how they have adapted their practices since arriving in the UK in the midst of the…
The definition trap
Has your creativity left you confined and defined? Verity Johnson looks at how we make the mistake of feeling trapped…
The successor to JobKeeper can’t do its job. There’s an urgent need for JobMaker II
Refashioning JobMaker could save and generate 100,000 to 130,000 jobs over the next six months, argue Renee Fry-McKibbin, Peter M.…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Executive Director leaves Monkey Baa Theatre Company, Sydney Festival appoints Artist in Residence, and more.
The importance Aboriginal rock art plays in connecting generations
New research shows how rock art can act as an intergenerational media – even when no longer visible to the…
Arts Minister criticised over funding speech citing arts as 'clubbish'
Addressing the Sydney Institute this week, Arts Minister Paul Fletcher outlined key reasons the government funds the arts, but stepped…
Same, same but different – ABC announces new arts program
ABC has announced that Namila Benson will host a new arts program, Art Works, kicking off in May, but the…
New festival promises more than just bright lights on cold nights
Illuminate Adelaide, the nation’s latest winter arts festival, has released the first glimpse of its inaugural program.