Visual Arts
Arts education cuts leave sector fuming
Plans to cut the number of tertiary arts courses eligible for student loans from 70 to just 13 have shocked…
On thin ice: making a new art form
What happens when the art form you love is cringe-worthy? You remake it in a contemporary manner.
Confronting animal ethics through contemporary art
Have our galleries turned into menageries? Three exhibitions look at the place animals hold in contemporary art practice.
What your (funding) partners want from you, but may be too polite to ask
No, they are not doing it solely out of the goodness of their hearts. Arts funders have their own agendas.
The brave new world of the independent producer
When we think of "producing," we often think "institution" but independent producers have a huge opportunity to create capacity and…
Creepy clowns obscure the value of real clowning
The current craze for creepy clowns is a sad reminder that real clowning is a misunderstood art.
Career spotlight: Playwright
Three Australian playwrights reflect on their careers and how they got to where they are today, as well as offering…
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.
$25,000 to photograph the face of Australia
Helen of Troy's face launched 1000 ships. The National Portrait Gallery is looking for one to stop audiences in their…
Multi-purpose arts centre to transform Sydney’s industrial heartland
Applications are now open for the head tenant of a striking, multi-purpose, three-storey arts facility as part of City of…