Visual Arts
Regional excellence won’t take second place to a pandemic
Regional art doesn’t exist; rather art practice that happens in other places does. It is about excellence and diversity, and…
We need to talk about colonialism and our museums
Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Must Rhodes fall? In her book The Whole Picture, Alice Proctor…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Opera Queensland’s Executive Director steps down, as does Corrugated Iron Youth Arts’ Executive Producer, and more.
Dealing with your harshest critic
Why is it such a long, complicated process to admit to yourself that you’re an artist? Verity Johnson investigates how…
Ten Australian niche museums
Have you ever viewed a sculpture 40 feet underwater? Or taken a peek into the bedrooms of Russia's aristocracy? Australia’s…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
New podcast funding, Deadly Fringe is back, $35M bequest for QAGOMA, Orange Gallery redevelopment, Pinchgut turns to film, Children's Book…
‘We're tradies too!’ Melbourne's photography industry demands to return to work
The Commercial Photography Industry has petitioned the VIC Government under the placard ‘We are tradies too’, in a desperate plea…
Rescinded funding results in a far from Immaculate reception
The war of words between artist Casey Jenkins and the Australia Council has escalated, with high profile artists coming into…
20x20: Your guide to navigating uncertainty
Celebrating 20 years of ArtsHub, we revisit this article from 2016 looking at uncertainty – a topic that's clearly timely,…
Opinion: Labor’s plan for Canberra’s creative recovery
With the ACT election coming up, we hear from the ACT's current Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural…