Visual Arts
Opportunities and awards
Entries open for digital literary award, plus winners of Art Handlers' Awards at the National Portrait Gallery and Creative Australia…
What a surge in art prize entrants reveals about arts participation in Australia
Many Australian art prizes are receiving record entries. The reasons behind this growth suggests some shifting dynamics are at play.
Exhibition review: Pharaoh, NGV International
This is an exhibition that demonstrates how we can shift up and still surprise – and how we can show…
Art world remembers Australia’s oldest painter, Guy Warren
Celebrating the remarkable life and legacy of painter Guy Warren, who died last week.
Driving cultural ambition with touring performances and global partnerships
Hong Kong is driving its arts and cultural strategy with touring performances to Australia and a global partnership with Art…
What a $20 million lifeline for Sydney’s cultural life buys
‘Our creative workforce increasingly can’t afford to live or work here,’ Clover Moore, Lord Mayor. ArtsHub look at the City…
Exhibition review: Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau, Art Gallery of New South Wales
This comprehensive exhibition showcases 200 Mucha works, from posters to sculpture, jewellery and more.
How do you move a 13-tonne sculpture?
Lindy Lee's enormous $14 million sculpture ‘Ouroboros’ makes its way to Canberra with a police escort across three states.
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Craft as a universal language: IOTA 2024 reveals lead artists and theme
The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial returns for its second WA edition to channel the diversity and communicative powers of craft.