Visual Arts
Avoiding disaster when galleries go bankrupt
Absconding without paying artists for work sold is not only a serious breach of trust but also criminal.
Pain in the Arts
Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional; a frank look at the arts in Australia, why there's pain and how…
Move over Pixar – it's our turn to animate
If it’s not Disney or Pixar, it’s not animation, right? Wrong. QUT sets us right with a new interactive exhibition.
Artists encouraged to return to school
A $180,000 Artists-in-Schools program will fund artists to return to their old school as mentors in their art form.
Can you register a colour trademark?
So you have found the perfect green (or purple or orange) but what if someone else found it first?
A chance to put your hand up for design icons
An upcoming auction at Shapiro brings together two collections of design greats.
Pop-up pavilion to boost Melbourne design
Fashion entrepreneur Naomi Milgrom has launched a major annual architecture commission and event to help cement the city’s global design…
Festivals shrink as ticket sales decline
New data confirms what the recent cancellation of the Big Day Out foretold: the era of juggernaut festivals is drawing…
Is this the exhibition of the future…or just a web page?
How Vegemite-loving flies prompted the thong dress is just one of the stories in the NFSA’s first online exhibition.
Why design is big business
Beyond its aesthetic contribution, design is a major force in the Victorian economy and one of the key drivers of…