Visual Arts

Art journal editor and teacher is Gertrude's new Curator
Co-founder and co-editor of Discipline will bring her expertise to a leading Fitzroy art gallery as the newly appointed Curator.

Backlash over non-awarding of Indigenous art prize
Perpetua Durack Clancy refuses to award Indigenous artists prize stating no entries were worthy.

Speed dating earns an emerging artist $10K
The inaugural NAB Private Wealth Emerging Artist Award was announced last night at an exhibition of its finalists.

Slip into some salon music
In a creative partnership Opera Australia will enliven some of Sydney's greatest parlours and drawing rooms.

Confucius' birthplace builds ties with South Australia
Cultural ties are given a boost by a renewed exchange between South Australia and China’s Shandong province.

Finding Vivian Maier
Maloof maintains a level of mystery which he slowly reveals like an armchair treasure hunt, riveting but without judgement.

VCA gets FR!SKy for Fringe
A festival-within-a-festival, FR!SK aims to help emerging artists get to grips with professional practice.

Waste: from a mountain to a fountain
Recycling artist Claire Tracey contributes an alchemist’s expertise to this year’s national Garage Sale Trail.

Beyond the dots – Warakurna redefines Western Desert painting
An emerging art movement in the Western Desert is the focus of a new exhibition at the South Australian Museum.

In the ear and now
Liquid Architecture’s 2014 program takes the participant on an enthralling, investigative conceptual journey into sound.