Visual Arts
Review: Vernon Ah Kee: The Island, Campbelltown Arts Centre (NSW)
A powerful survey exhibition of Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee's videos and wall texts, questions the frameworks of power and…
Museum Directors unite against climate crisis
With trillions of animals impacted by drought, flood and the recent bushfires, Australia’s biodiversity is in threat. Museum directors have…
Scientists make new discovery in Aboriginal rock art
You will never think of a wasp nest the same, learning that it can help provide age estimates for Australia’s…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Gritty, provocative artist talks in Adelaide and Melbourne, new work by female composers, Parramasala Festival returns, and more arts news.
Why we need to rehang our Australian art collections
The National Gallery of Australia has rehung its early Australian galleries, drawing on a broad curatorium to recontextualise our art…
Farewelling 40 years of history as a new chapter begins
As Metro Arts prepares to relocate to a new home in Brisbane’s West End, the organisation is throwing a festival…
BushfireBrandalism – artists act when governments won't
41 artists have taken to the streets with a guerrilla poster campaign that encourages people not to accept the government's…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
13-year-old violinist to compete in prestigious international competition, finalists for Darling Portrait Prize announced, Screenability Film Fund calls for applications…
Exit interview: Shane Breynard, Canberra Museum and Art Gallery
After almost ten years at the helm of Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Shane Breynard is stepping into a new…
Cultivating resilience in the face of chaos (from the archives)
Connectedness, self-care, a playful outlook and finding meaning in difficult experiences can help you bounce back from setbacks.