Visual Arts

Call for entrants to new Melbourne art prize
Victoria University in Melbourne’s west is celebrating its 100th birthday, but artists are getting the gifts with the announcement of…

Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
A prominent mural in Bondi Beach celebrating renowned Indigenous Rights activists has been whitewashed – literally.

Vale Peter Corrigan
The Australian architect and stage designer is remembered as a gifted artist, a great teacher, fiercely intelligent and richly imaginative.

Arts org wins as human rights leader
Arts and social change company Big hART has been awarded the Tasmanian Human Rights Award for Organisation of the Year.

View the winning national digital portrait
A six minute video of the face of a homeless American man has won the National Portrait Gallery's Digital Portraiture…

50 quotes to bring you out of a creative funk
The great artists and thinkers of our time can offer solace and motivation when we reach the end of year…

How to get the most out of your diploma
There’s more to training than getting into the right course; here are some strategies to help maximise your educational opportunities.

Tasmania: so much more than MONA
A thriving arts ecology ensures a wide range of events and activities for the discerning cultural tourist.

Majors' funding should be opened to everyone
If the major performing arts companies are really elite they should be willing to compete on an equal footing, argues…

The gutting of a national treasure trove
The serendipity of hearing something unexpected, which happens on radio but not in a self-curated podcast ecology, is crucial if…