Visual Arts
2021 Blockbuster art exhibitions and biennales
From American Doug Aitken, to Van Gogh's Sunflowers to Australian favourite Clarice Beckett, 60s fashionista Mary Quant and the return…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Unveiling MONA's summer shows, Kids activities on tour in VIC, Piccinini's Skywhalepapa set to fly, Old Town cast announced, plus…
Sydney festivals defy pandemic
The COVID outbreak and teeming rains have challenged – but not stopped – Sydney Summer Festival Season.
How Aboriginal perspectives are transforming archaeological histories
New collaborative work at an Aboriginal cave in eastern Victoria shows the stark difference between contemporary archaeological research and that…
Landmark writing festival celebrates 50 years of women’s voices
Creating a cultural change for women writers over the last 50 years, The Victorian Society of Women Writers are celebrating…
New Australian Galleries and Museums opening in 2021
2021 will see over 14 new galleries and museums appear or extend across Australia, including major refurbishments and a swag…
Emilya Colliver on why Making Art (with corporates) Matters
Cultural Entrepreneur Emilya Colliver has written a book targeted at developers and corporates, to assist in navigating board room discussion…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
New names added to Adelaide Festival Centre's Walk of Fame, Peter Porter Poetry Prize shortlist revealed, regional arts in Australia…
$1.4 million funding boost for First Nations arts and culture
Through the Cherish Fund, the Australia Council has delivered $1.4 million to First Nations arts organisations and artists.
Calling Indigenous artists to create a public sculpture of national significance
Using a charged historical site, Dubbo Regional Council is calling Indigenous artists nationally to consider a new kinetic public artwork…