Visual Arts
#ArtsMatters campaign launched in lead-up to WA election
With Western Australia’s state election looming, the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has launched a digital campaign to help…
Facebook bans Australian news
The restrictions on sharing news on Facebook in Australia come in response to the proposed News Media And Digital Platforms…
Arts sector speaks out over Facebook changes
What does Facebook’s change to content sharing mean for arts organisations? We asked the sector about what is being described…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Undercover Artist Festival seeks applicants, recipients of Asia Dunlop Medals announced, American photographer wins big Australian photographic award, plus more…
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…