Visual Arts

Artists’ Benevolent Fund reinstated
The Australian Visual Artists’ Benevolent Fund has been around for about 30 years, and yet while the need to help…

Whose heritage is it anyway?
The museum and heritage world is dramatically shifting, and further study can strengthen your critical thinking as well as your…

The art of lobbying
Government relations expert Neil Pharaoh says the arts sector needs to improve its messaging when lobbying politicians, and offers some…

Fair pay for artists in world-leading Irish policy
With their Paying the Artist policy, Ireland has a new groundbreaking approach that Australia could learn from, according to Esther…

The downsides of working from home
Isolation isn't the only problem with working from home.

Mastering the interview: Tips from journos (from the archives)
Do you freeze at the thought of doing an interview with the media? Here are a few tips on how…

Book review: Sidney Nolan: The Artist’s Materials by Paula Dredge
Paula Dredge provides bold new insights into the work of this iconic Australian artist.

Review: 2020 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Fringe (SA)
Graduating visual artists articulate crucial issues through a wide range of media.

I’m so sorry, Shirley Curly: an artist's mistaken identity
Artist Andrew Bairn tells hist story of knocking on the doors of the artistic establishment based on an extract from…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New board members for Windmill and Bus Stop Films, and more.