Visual Arts
When to listen to unwanted advice
Tired of hearing what you should be doing, and could be doing during COVID? There is an upside to taking…
Why ‘COVID comms’ need more artists and less jargon
As Victorians emerge from lockdown, cartoonist David Blumenstein thinks governments need more artists to help them focus on how they…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
The Hellenic Museum welcomes a new CEO; a new Chair at McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery; ActNow Theatre’s Artistic Director steps down,…
20x20: Fighting the slaughter of arts journalism
We visit the state of art criticism, and ask have things worsened or is there hope yet for diverse Australian…
Seeing is no longer believing: The manipulation of online images
A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes a rude gesture; dolphins swim in Venice’s Grand Canal; and crocodiles…
Largest Aboriginal art exhibition travels to Europe, despite pandemic mahem
Despite international borders remaining closed, it is the Aboriginal arts sector that is demonstrating how to work around the barriers,…
$3m investment helps preserve historical Australian audiovisual records
$3m worth of funding from the National Archives of Australia will help preserve important audio and video recordings pivotal to…
Time to zone in, not out, because art history is a work in progress
Jennifer Higgie believes ‘art history is a work in progress’, which is why we all need to be invested in…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
New festival for Ballarat, Bleach returns, Aust Museum announces reopening, rare Kaurna shield returns home, audio theatre in your home,…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
FUSE announces inaugural glass artist residency, 2020 Young Archie winners announced, regional communities in WA receive $1.52m in arts and…