Visual Arts

Applause: recent winners
SHIRL shortlist announced; Royal Art prize winner revealed in Perth; Kennedy Art prize winner announced in Adelaide, and many more.

Facebook vs Face to Face: Analogue bodies in a digital world
From robots and long-distance rehearsals, to new models of collaboration and company structures, technology will change all our lives.

Why you need artist insurance
Are you planning on performing in a public space, or sending your artwork interstate? Maybe it’s time to think about…

45 ways to spot, overcome and even enjoy a creative lull
Creatives share how they overcame challenges, creative block, indecisiveness or a lull in energy to turn a breakdown into a…

Funding galleries and museums – the real issue
Judith White says its really not that hard to get arts funding right in NSW; we just have to drop…

Fred Williams in the You Yangs: a turning point for Australian art
'He changed the way we see our country: an achievement which will live long after all of us are gone.'…

A city digitises its collection
More than 8,000 objects of cultural significance are now available to view online.

More jobs for local opera singers? Govt supports National Opera Review
Opera companies that don’t employ an ‘appropriate balance’ of Australian singers could be fined up to $200,000.

Tasmanian ecology shifts as festivals move out of Hobart
Will the relocation of Ten Days on the Island and Mona Foma away from Hobart help heal Tasmania’s long-standing north-south…

Five questions to ask yourself before returning to study
Many people start a degree they never finish, but return later in life when they find their true passion.