Visual Arts

Australian museum director offers insight into mood of US cultural sector after University of Michigan trip
As the Trump administration’s executive orders ramped up, an Australian museum director was touching down in Michigan. Their first-hand insights…

Exhibition review: Looking Up and Looking Down, Australian National Capital Artists Gallery
A joyful exhibition on looking that arose from a period of studio sharing between artists Lucy Chetcuti and Eve Fairhall.

Spears stolen by Captain Cook, returned home
A writing of wronged history comes with the milestone exhibition of the Gweagal Spears, returned to Botany Bay elders after…

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Exhibition review: Frida Kahlo: In her own image, Bendigo Art Gallery
A wide range of artefacts helps to explore the reality of the artist beyond her public persona.

Exhibition review: Nabilah Nordin: Scripts, Neon Parc
Expressive and elegant metal sculptures in space.

Exhibition review: Floribunda, Bunjil Place
David Sequeira’s exhibition ‘Floribunda’ showcases a long-held fascination with flowers while asking us to live in the present.

Exhibition review: Precious, Museum of Brisbane
Displaying more than 3000 objects from 30 locally sourced collections, Precious is an impressive and delightful new exhibition from the…

HIDDEN: lighting up Ballarat with projection-based art in May
One night only. Technology, art and imagination.

Shortfall in incomes draining visual arts sector, says new report
Australia’s visual and craft arts sector is likened to the gig economy in a new four-year study.