Visual Arts

Art fair and Barangaroo Authority announce three major art commissions
Sydney Contemporary has partnered with Barangaroo Delivery Authority to deliver three major site-specific commissioned art works this August.

Peter Tullin on creative entrepreneurship and taking risks in the arts
As startup culture grows in the creative industries, it's time to embrace risk taking, or risk never having the opportunity…

Warm up with 18 days of hot art at Darwin Festival
Instead of shivering through August, perhaps it’s time to embrace the thriving culture of the Top End?

Grants up to $10,000 still open for Victorian arts organisations
NETS Victoria's Exhibition Development Fund has extended the deadline for 2018 applications, and they are encouraging regional galleries to apply.

Why John Mawurndjul’s barks are so contemporary
A major survey exhibition tracks a 40 year career, and looks at how an artist has changed the perception of…

Review: Daniel Buren: Like Child’s Play, Carriageworks
Daniel Buren uses steroid-sized children's building blocks to speak about our relationship with the world.

No, it’s not a reduction in funding for the Regional Arts Fund
$673,000 in funding has been announced in the latest Regional Arts Fund Community Grant round, which seems considerably less than…

AFTRS is searching for the next generation of screen storytellers
If you’re wondering whether to take up a Masters in Screen Studies, an AFTRS Taster session could be just the…

Applause: latest funding and awards announced
NT Song of the Year winners celebrated, Australian Dance Awards shortlist revealed, National Biography Award shortlist announced, and more.

Review: Measured Response, NAS Gallery
A measured and beautiful exhibition that looks at how Indigenous artists use their bodies to explore narratives and culture through…