Visual Arts
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Artists working in schools, new festival for Newcastle, chalking on Parliament steps, Carriageworks takeover, film meets chamber music and rockin'…
NSW arts grants ‘a black box’
The ongoing state inquiry into grants has found a process that is difficult to understand and which makes it harder…
Patricia Piccinini talks about care and control in her new balloon Skywhalepapa
‘It is more than the objects – it is a culture,’ said Patricia Piccinini, of her Skywhale family, and their…
Why ‘the witch of Kings Cross’ Rosaleen Norton was a groundbreaking bohemian
A self proclaimed witch, trailblazing Norton was an under-appreciated cultural touchstone of 20th century Australia, until now, thanks to a…
First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders,…
50th anniversary of dot painting finds fresh connections at Parrtjima
With a 300-million-year-old tradition of storytelling turning to the latest light projection technology and youth vernacular, Australians can find renewed…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Thrive offers grants of up to $10,000 for Deaf & Disabled artists, nominations announced for Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, Regional…
Calling ambitious artists to lead contemporary textile practice forward
No longer boxed in by traditional boundaries, contemporary textiles present as a dynamic and bold frontier nurtured by the Wangaratta…
‘This is a pause, not a stop’: lockdown devastating for Perth artists
PICA and Perth Festival have postponed the opening of numerous events, while Fringe World has cancelled five nights worth of…
Stats out on Biennale of Sydney; we take a look at COVID’s impact
Despite cutting its staff by half as COVID hit, the Biennale of Sydney delivered over 600 programs to audiences, and…