Visual Arts
$1M donation to new SAM build
Shepparton Art Museum’s visionary build for the future is now ‘real and achievable’, thanks to additional philanthropic support.
Labor promises to return lost Australia Council funding
Last night’s Budget, which failed to address years of cuts to the arts, has prompted an election promise from the…
Creative industries policy doesn't treat arts as industry
The $115m in new funding in Victoria's Creative Industries Policy isn't as new as it looks, says Shadow Minister Heidi…
Risk enables an artist to grow – even at 83-years-old
VIDEO: Sydney Ball knows both sides of the risk equation – success and failure. With a new show opening at…
Should you choose board members by wallet size?
The pressure on board members to write large cheques may prevent arts organisations accessing valuable talent.
Forget work-life balance: bring on the nap couch
After a decade of trying to find work-life balance, arts workers are discovering there's a better way.
Why the innovation agenda needs the arts
The arts happen to be very good at exactly the skills the Government has highlighted in its Innovation Statement.
Aussies make it into Museum Dance Off 2016
Forget Eurovision - four Australian museums are contending in the Museum Dance Off, which shows staffers are not as stiff…
Australian culture in the Age of FANG
FANG – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google and their ilk now dominate global culture. Where does that leave Australian identity?
Funeral planners look to art to replace religion
A third of Australians don't align themselves with religion when they are alive so there's a big market for an…