Visual Arts

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New chair for the MSO, AFL great joins STCSA Board, Australian Festival of Chamber Music announces new Executive Director, and…

Arts leaders look back on COVID (and ahead)
15 arts leaders use the lockdown anniversary to reflect on the past year's learnings, and check their stepping moving forward.

The design lab collating women's experiences of safety in public spaces
A new exhibition that draws attention to the experiences of women and the LGBTIQ+ community’s experience of spatial inequity is…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
MTC announces Act 2 of its program, symphony immersion for Stonnington, results for Adelaide Festival, new art acquisitions for MCA…

Revealing the richness and diversity of WA Aboriginal Art
Fremantle Art Centre’s hugely popular Revealed WA Aboriginal Art Market is back! But after last year’s event was cancelled by…

Three SA industry bodies collaborate to escalate tourism engagement
Recognising that SA businesses and adjoining industries benefit from festivals and cultural attractions, a new cross-industry alliance with tourism aims…

Exhibition Review: Mervyn Bishop, National Film and Sound Archive
Australia's first Indigenous photojournalist Mervyn Bishop helped shaped Australian narratives. This exhibition looks at 60-years of his iconic images, as…

Illustrators in demand across industries according to new report
New research reveals that cartoonists and illustrators are flipping their skills to be more useful across a range of workplaces…

$3M Indigenous art collection gifted to Shepparton Art Museum
As SAM prepares for its next chapter in a new space, a significant gift of Aboriginal artworks will cement the…

Opportunities and Awards Wrap: New Varuna award and Kat Muscat fellowship winner
2021 Fogarty Literary Award now open, Kat Muscat Fellowship recipient announced, Varuna launches new fellowship program for writers with disability,…