Visual Arts
Brisbane International Jazz Festival gets the band back together
A sense of community is driving the energy behind the upcoming Brisbane International Jazz Festival.
Shermans receive The B'nai B'rith Gold Medal
Rarely awarded, The B'nai B'rith Gold Medal is presented to people of outstanding achievements and humanitarianism.
Never before seen objects open a door to our region
A thirty-year encounter with Bali is mapped out in this collection of Indonesian textiles and objects at the Mosman Art…
Australia’s international cultural image lacks cohesiveness
Australian artists are well received on an individual scale but our broader cultural international reputation is a hard sell.
Museums in the digital age
London's Natural History Museum has five million visitors through the door each year but twice that through smart social media.
Art gives voice to refugees
Without paint some asylum seekers in detention use coffee to create artworks soon to be exhibited in Sydney.
Darwin Festival reveals 2014 sneak peak
Soweto gospel, Indonesian puppets and Brisbane burlesque are among the eight early announcements made this week.
Bright future for new wing but what of the bird?
The Bendigo Art Gallery's extension has unveiled its ironically titled signature piece.
Andy Warhol unburied by computer archeology
Once inaccessible Warhol pictures have been recovered and form part of a photographic documentary on exhibition in Pittsburgh.
Why the arts improve health
Many studies show people are healthier when they paint, play music or even just sit in the theatre audience but…