Visual Arts
The many Australias in our graphic novels
Comic creators have been wrestling with contemporary Australia and its identities in a series of publication coming out this year.…
TMAG’s Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal People
In a landmark move, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, and Royal Society of Tasmania, jointly apologises to the Aboriginal people…
Two women who rewrote Australian Modernism
A sculptor and a spiritualist are an unlikely pair to have shaped the history of Australian art, both now recognised…
New funding initiatives announced in Queensland
A new fund supporting First Nations performing arts organisations, and pathways for emerging arts organisations towards multi-year funding, has been…
ARIs and the challenge of online existence during COVID
COVID caused cultural bodies around the world to turn digital, but for smaller orgs like ARIs, the change to online…
Why painting en plein air is booming
COVID has seen a mini boom for en plein air painting as we all re-evaluate the great outdoors. We talk…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Yirra Yaakin appoints Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager, new Executive Producer joins NORPA, and more.
The 4 Rs: Exploring trauma-responsivity and self-care
The theatre sector needs a trauma-responsive rehearsal process, argues community-engaged artist Claire K. Redfield.
New model disrupts programming at Carriageworks
Carriageworks hands over authorship of its public space to ARIs via the project NO SHOW, designed to rethink partnerships and…
Love and intimacy in COVID times
Three theatre directors, an author and a visual artist speak of love and intimacy in our current pandemic, and how…