Visual Arts
Soft power: the arts of diplomacy
Cultural diplomacy helps advance Australian influence and fund global arts engagement but it also places political pressure on artists.
The Archibald for garden lovers
In the age of Instagram, there’s a strange appeal in a work of garden art that takes 200 hours to…
Synchrotron scientists are the new art detectives
Scientists have revealed the second painting beneath the NGV's Degas, with a technique that could change the future of art…
Open rehearsals changing audience perceptions
Open rehearsals are not just an audience development strategy. They change public understanding of how art is made.
5 things freelancers do to succeed
Nearly a third of Australians are now part-time or full-time freelancers. This is how the successful ones make it work.
11 ways to master the audition
Beyond the obvious things like learning your lines, what else can you do to make your audition a success?
10 day jobs to inspire your creativity
Some of the best day jobs to inspire artists have nothing to do with art.
The Dobell Drawing Biennial
Modestly staged, impressively rendered but is drawing being shunted out in favour of new media?
So you think you've seen this year's Australian films
24 films are nominated for AACTA 2016, the authoritative list of feature films. How many have you seen so far?
Meme wars: Lush, Hillary Clinton and graffiti on Instagram
The suspension of Lush’s Instagram account makes visible some serious issues about the governance of Instagram and the place of…