Visual Arts

Explore what’s new in art and craft materials with Eckersley's
As materials and colour technologies change thanks to interesting collaborations between scientists and artists, new techniques also continue to develop.

Massacre remembered through exhibition and promised museum
Labor pledges $3 million for permanent museum to commemorate Myall Creek Aboriginal massacre, as major exhibition opens in Armidale to…

What to do when starting out: Lessons from a careers coach
Five important points to consider when establishing a career in the arts.

Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?
We don’t see such sneers at woodwork, metalcrafts or other "manly" pursuits.

$1 million gift for Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art
In an innovative approach to philanthropy, the MCA has received a promised bequest that will be invested in sustaining future…

Sector speaks out over Create NSW funding delays
Results and offers by Create NSW for the December funding round were significantly delayed, putting projects in jeopardy and destabilising…

Australia’s largest contemporary art gallery to be constructed in Melbourne
NGV Contemporary will be constructed as part of a multi-million revamp of the Southbank arts precinct, though experimental space Testing…

Review: The Field Revisited at NGV Federation Square
The power of this exhibition lies not just in the strength of the art works or fine curation but in…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New Director for Writers SA, new Board for Music SA, and Bridging Hope Foundation welcomes new advisory chair.

Art, politics, money: current issues for a revisited cultural policy
In this extract from the latest Currency House platform paper, David Throsby discusses important issues and areas for concern that…