Visual Arts
Our cross to bear: Hobart's galleries vs the Mona effect
How can a small gallery compete with an institution as large as Mona? Surprisingly easily, it turns out.
Review: Ken Unsworth: Truly, Madly, NGV
A thoughtfully curated show that captures something of an artist who defies ready catagorisation.
Mitzevich finds the answers to lead the NGA in its DNA
No new building, more digital content, a Mitzevich collection rehang and a year of blockbusters; all part of the vision…
The festival where artists get 100% of net box office
Now in its fourth year, Wonderland Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse is focused on giving up-and-coming artists an opportunity to showcase…
Half a million in art gifted to Newcastle Art Gallery
A philanthropist’s challenge doubled the gifts to a regional gallery, as collector James Erskine demonstrates to a community the value…
Battle of two cities for the design crown
Melbourne and Canberra go head-to-head over the self-appointed title of "design capital" this month, as both cities roll out programs…
Reframing MPA funding so that the whole sector is in the picture
Important questions about ambition and fairness are being asked as part of the review of the Major Performing Arts Framework.…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of Sculpture by the Sea Announced; finalists for art award tidal.18 revealed, $50,000 Evelyn Chapman Award winner announced, and…
Death in art: it’s so hot right now
From a contemporary response to Frankenstein, to an aural exploration of the body decaying after death, artists across the country…
What Rhana Devenport has planned for the Art Gallery of South Australia
In the face of recent funding cuts in South Australia, Devenport believes that the Art Gallery of SA remains pregnant…