Visual Arts
Nolan's centenary reminds us what Australian values look like
We speak with the curators of Australia’s leading art museums about which Sidney Nolan paintings are most loved, and why.
Creative State one year on
One year since the Victorian Government announced an extra $115 million in cultural investment, what has the program achieved, and…
Melbourne contemporary art icon to move
After more than three decades, Gertrude Contemporary is set to leave its iconic Fitzroy location.
Activists call for ban on ‘bloody sacrificial ritual’ at Dark MOFO
Dark MOFO is facing controversy with a ritualistic performance by Hermann Nitsch but confronting blood is precisely the point.
On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Opera Australia's new CEO announced and next TarraWarra Museum of Art Biennial curator appointed.
First look at new museum design
The Shepparton Art Museum has approved a contemporary design by one of Australia's best known architecture firms.
Contemporary art replaces industrial giant
When industry moved out and left a country town floundering, art festival Cementa moved in to activate it.
When the ground turned to glass
VIDEO: Indigenous glass artist Yhonnie Scarce has seen her country literally turned to glass by nuclear testing.
Finding the right place to sell your art
A new kind of gallery space is emerging, straddling the distance between the traditional commercial gallery and the artist-run not-for-profit.
What's hot in comedy in 2017
From comedians who deliberately make you sad to a new wave of feminist humour, comedy festivals are the perfect time…