Visual Arts

Powerful reminders - six exhibitions with environmental messages
From ocean plastics to fashion industry excess turning into landfill, from climate change to algae’s new blue bio-economy – art…

Funding rejection dismays Tasmanian theatre sector
The latest Arts Tasmania funding round rejected all applications by professional theatre companies, threatening the sector’s viability in the state.

Review: Cuttings – Elizabeth Gower, Geelong Gallery
With scissors, glue and cuttings from printed paper, Elizabeth Gower has constructed a career that turns craft traditions into high…

Review: William Kentridge at AGNSW
Curated by Kentridge himself, this is a great celebration of creative engagement and its capacity to dovetail into every aspect…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New CEO for SALA, new Marketing head at Bundanon, and Adelaide Fringe Ambassadors announced.

Why flexible workplaces are better for organisations' bottom line
Progressive workplaces improve staff productivity and staff retention says Chair of the Equal Workplaces Advisory Council, Liberty Sanger.

The Sydney Opera House is not a billboard – sector speaks out
Anger across the sector as NSW Premier orders the Sydney Opera House to be used for horse racing advertisement –…

Creatives have the power to change politics NOW
Claiming a formerly safe Liberal seat will create greater visibility for art and culture. The Arts Party head to the…

Applause: latest funding and awards announced
Finalists revealed for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize and Rob Guest Endowment, Ursula Hoff Fellowship announced, and many more…

Review: My Name is Jimi, Melbourne International Arts Festival
A joyous celebration of community; a warmhearted and generous theatrical production; a clarion call about the necessity of maintaining culture.