Visual Arts
Artists on the dole: the cost of the cuts
Many artists under 30 rely on Newstart to supplement dismal incomes. How much hardship will Joe Hockey's benefit cuts cause?
ACMI and Carriageworks co-commission world premier
Filling the Gap between performance and video art is Melbourne artist David Rosetzky, with a dynamic commissioned piece.
New chair replaces long-timer at Adelaide Fringe
The Chair of the Adelaide Fringe Festival has resigned after ten years at the helm and a new face has…
Mentoring doesn't substitute for real career opportunity
Mentoring programs can be abused a panacea for government neglect of the arts with no real career opportunities attached.
Theatre Forum curator named
Theatre Network Victoria (TNV) has now selected a curator for the 2015 Australian Theatre Forum (ATF).
Dark Mofo: Shorts
Shorts is a masculine, Australian exploration of some of the darkest aspects of the human psyche.
Banksy gets a Lego up with Bricksy
Jeff Friesen has a unique take on the famed street artist, Banksy, recreating his tags with his daughter's LEGO.
From Darwin to DC: the rise of Melissa Chiu
Having been the darling of the Asian art scene in New York City, Melissa Chiu is now set to take…
Some like it not at the Musée d’Orsay
Gustave’s erotic masterpiece is enacted, Cindy Sherman does an app, but the YBAs don’t do Russia – catch our latest…
The politically correct sovereign and I
The ideological curmudgeons have been out in force in the arts this week reflecting on the arrival of The King…