Visual Arts

Winner of the 2014 Deadly Art Award announced
Victoria’s richest Indigenous art prize goes to surf coast artist for an installation inspired by beachcombing.

Just how open is open source?
While art institutions across the globe provide access to high-res image collections, Australian galleries are slow on the uptake.

Bemusement park
As three US museums join Snapchat, award-winning Museum Victoria rejects suggestions that museums are becoming theme parks.

New manager for sculpture festival
Sculpture at Scenic World continues to grow with a new Exhibition Manager at the helm.

Want to make sculpture for a Jurassic forest?
Sculpture at Scenic World has announced its 2015 dates and is calling for artists worldwide to make this a definitive…

Hashtag that could win you a photo prize
Entries are still open for the Art & About Sydney 2014 Instagram photography prize.

Artists need to know how to write
You are not either a 'word person' or a 'picture person'. Visual artists who want to succeed now need verbal…

Big events to premiere at PIAF 2015
Three major events have been announced early as part of the line-up for next year’s Perth Festival.

Who won the Macquarie Digital Portrait Award?
A Northern Territory artist takes this $10,000 prize for digital portraiture, announced today.

Major staff changes at QAGOMA
A new head of Australian Art was announced this week, as well as the departure of two formative QAGOMA staff.