Visual Arts
Melbourne Art Fair cancelled in shock announcement
The 2016 Melbourne Art Fair has collapsed after several galleries withdrew their applications to participate.
Career spotlight: Set designer
In our latest Career Spotlight, Skin of Teflon is the advice to budding set designers, and strong communication to ensure…
When I’m 64: The Blake Prize settles into a new home at Casula Powerhouse
The Blake Art Prize continues its spiritual musings after facing down its own mortality.
$1 million gift launches new theatre foundation
The biggest gift in this major’s history has kicked off a new endowment fund.
Opportunity shimmers as more artists raise a toast to glass
The resurgence of ceramics is being nudged over by a new interest in glass, with a burst of exhibitions and…
Museum Victoria facing major change
After 15 years under a single CEO, Museum Victoria is facing a year of transition and the need to fill…
On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A major appointment is made in the performing arts, a search begins in the museums sector and artists are named…
Outlaw art: the ruling against ‘Brisbane’s Banksy’ needs to start a debate
Anthony Lister’s street art has been well received internationally, but his home town has found him guilty of vandalism
Do less, but do it more consistently
As creative people, we do too much. Local writers and arts workers tell us how can we overcome the fetishisation…
Who is heading to Asia in 2016?
Asialink has announced its successful 2016 Arts Residents, with an emphasis on both innovation and craft.