Visual Arts
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.
Empowering refugee artists through music and culture
Refugee artists performing at the Spirit of Welcome Community Festival on 16 June will be renumerated at industry rates.
Art Money pulls back in economic squeeze
Art Money, the interest-free financing platform for artwork purchases, has made the difficult decision to pause operations due to capital…
Questions raised over ‘Simpler. Fairer. Faster.’ arts funding model
Create NSW has announced a new approach to its arts funding model, but first reactions say it favours competitiveness over…
The Burner effect, part one – Nevada murals
The Nevada Free Range Art Highway, where civic walls are bright with murals and out-door museums are the norm, is…
Opportunities and awards
Entries open for photographic and writer's awards, new commissions, First Nations recording grants, and more!
Over 50 pages of art – each for $100
The catch? All artists are anonymous, so you could be getting a rare gem or supporting emerging talent.
Appalling lack of King's Birthday Honours for the arts
Where are the artists? ArtsHub takes a look at this year's King's List Honours to gauge how the arts were…
The arts are being sidelined in the cost of living crisis
It’s time we stopped framing the arts as a luxury instead of a human right threatened by the cost of living…