Visual Arts

Prime Minister Abbott returns NGA’s shameful Shiva
An irritant to Australia-India relations, the 900-year old sculpture at the centre of a fraud case becomes a political pawn.

British Council helps Indigenous cultural leaders Accelerate
Four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists have been chosen to develop their work in the United Kingdom.

Labor slams Brandis' 'meaningless' arts policy
AusCo's new strategic plan is 'narrow and superficial,' says Mark Dreyfus.

Curiouser and curiouser: the Bizarre world of The Rocks
The laneways of The Rocks will soon see art at every corner, as they come alive with cabaret, theatre and…

Empowering artists through the law
The Arts Law Centre of Australia has made a difference for 30 years. It has celebrated that history this week.

Christopher Hodges: Balance
Soaring forms and electric surfaces challenge our understanding of perspective and symmetry with an exciting outcome.

The arts life of the prison
With the construction of a new prison to start in 2015, ArtsHub talks to the artists with a powerful role…

High art isn't dying, even if the ABS stats are
ABS figures show no decline in our interest for high culture. But with its data set to stop, will we…

'The war to end all wars'
The History Council of New South Wales marks 100 years since the outbreak of WWI with this year's History Week.

Wesley Enoch on Indigenous cultural leadership
Members of Melbourne's artistic and Indigenous communities heard an inspiring speech from QTC's Artistic Director at the announcement of the…