Visual Arts
A job no one else has
Sydney Living Museums has perhaps the most obscure curatorial position in the country – but it is also one with…
Artists building barricades against Trump
In difficult times, artists have more power than we think to influence the direction of politics and society.
A third of performing arts orgs are in financial strife
One third of performing arts organisations are in financial difficulties and less than 20% are financially healthy.
You've got (art) mail
Stop bemoaning the loss of elegant letter writing. There are ways to make art out of email and text messages.
Big boost for Indigenous arts
South Australia is experiencing unprecedented high unemployment but there's cause to celebrate the economic stimulus that culture is bringing to…
The arts could revive our still-born national identity
We need the arts if Australian identity is to be anything more than pallid myths of self sacrifice and chest-thumping…
Six reasons visitors reject your audio guide
The British Museum has uncovered some tricks to getting visitors to use their audio guide.
Venues defend programming decisions
The claim that regional venues support touring ahead of local artists is ill-informed and provocative.
Palace antics collide with popular culture at Versailles
The same instincts that drive glamour magazines and television celebrity culture will ensure a magnetic pull to the fabulous opulence…
A new campaign for the arts
Conflict over the roles of the Australia Council and the Ministry don't address the real policy failures so #freethearts is…