Visual Arts
Independent artists angered by Minister for the Arts
The independent and small-to-medium sector have reacted angrily to comments from Senator Brandis suggesting they have no accountability and do…
Broaching the gap between East and West
Australian furniture and objects travel to Beijing in a first showing of design cultural exchange in Broached Retreat.
New funding for the Australian Museum – but is it sustainable?
Australia's oldest museum has announced an upgrade courtesy of the NSW government.
Why we buy e-books but still borrow print
What place do ebooks – hold in the reading behaviour of Australia’s 10 million public library borrowers?
Monet’s 'Water Lilies' makes a motza
Selling for $A57.3 million, Claude Monet’s iconic painting leads the way in a wave of demand for "trophy paintings".
Calls to review peak body funding
Service organisations and peak bodies are essential to the ecology of the sector but funding is haphazard and opaque.
Rare chance to join the Convent
For an arts organisation in need of studio space this vacancy may be the answer to a fervent prayer.
It’s a matter of money, actually
What keeps the art market spinning? Is Bonhams up for sale, and how did Basel fare? We take a look…
Buying art via an app
Positioned between IKEA and the gallery sector, this app for emerging collectors puts a new spin on online shopping.
Idea too dangerous for festival
Sydney Opera House has cancelled a talk by Muslim writer and activist who claims he is the victim of censorship.