Visual Arts
Making the National Gallery more accountable
After a year of battered public opinion over provenance issues, NGA Director Gerard Vaughan opens up on the new strategic…
50 ideas to make a city more creative
From the pragmatic to the absurd, here’s 50 bright ideas to make a city more creative and playful.
When is National Arts Week?
The fact that Australia does not have a National Arts Week is a glaring absence in our national calendar.
Tasmania’s Liberal Government protests Brandis arts cuts
Both the State Government and Tasmania’s artists predict devastation for the State’s cultural centre under the Budget cuts.
Cultural capitals: Melbourne
With its famous laneway graffiti, dense commercial gallery scene and UNESCO City of Literature title, Melbourne likes to claim it…
Melbourne Art Foundation dumps management
After just one edition managed by Art Fairs Australia, Melbourne Art Foundation has reclaimed commercial delivery of the Melbourne Art…
Electric
Electric combines the handmade with the digital to reimagine functional objects.
Is arts funding ethical?
When developing countries need clean water, can we justify arts philanthropy? Philosopher Peter Singer, artistic director Robyn Archer and arts…
Ironically, ISIS' destruction shows the importance of curators
The war on culture by Islamic State demonstrates that the study of history, art and antiquity is a powerful and…
How does your choice of university affect your future?
The graduate employment market is tough. Can your choice of uni affect your outcomes?