Visual Arts
Vale: To those we lost in 2019
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2019.
$7.2m in grants under NSW funding round rehash
Under the new Create NSW Grants Framework, organisations received 66% of funding for annual operations, with a noted increase also…
Did we not see #invisiblearts coming?
In the wake of the arts department's disappearance at a federal level, Candy Bowers asks if this is the beginning…
Keith Haring & Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines, National Gallery of Victoria (VIC)
The NGV’s exclusive exhibition provides a comprehensive and diverse survey of the artists’ work with insight into their lives.
New Eora walk for Sydney
The City of Sydney has announced a new 9km harbour walk that draws attention to First Nations stories along the…
Hugh Ramsay, National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
Curator Deborah Hart takes a look at the lesser known artist Hugh Ramsay, a prodigy who died at just 28,…
Matisse and Picasso, National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
It’s a challenge to curate a fresh take on Matisse and Picasso, two of the most widely shown artists, but…
10 most popular career articles of 2019
From advice on progressing when you're feeling stuck in your career to making the most of your skills, this years'…
A recipe for a sustainable arts practice
If a sustainable arts practice were a meal what ingredients would it need? Dancer and choreographer Alison Plevey thinks arts…
Sector responds to invisible arts department
Last week’s announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the arts will no longer have a prominent or titular role…