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What 2020 will bring for the Visual Arts
Women. Solos. First Nations. Cook. These are the four overwhelming trends across visual arts programming for 2020.
Jumaadi: My Love is in an Island Far Away, Mosman Art Gallery (NSW)
In a new direction for the artist, Jumaadi puts poetry and politics at the forefront to give agency to the…
Iranian cultural sites as political targets
While Australia fights to save its cultural assets after bushfires, the USA threatens to destroy cultural sites across Iran.
The arts – not politicians – give bushfire relief
The Government was quick to dismiss the value of the arts in December, rolling it into a new super department,…
The arts – not politicians – as first responders to bushfires
The Government was quick to dismiss the value of the arts in December, rolling it into a new super department,…
Galleries coping with fires
ArtsHub speaks with four institutions impacted by the recent fires to share their lessons in how to cope during extreme…
2020 Visual Arts Biennale and Blockbuster Planner
As visual artists it is vital to stay in touch with the global zeitgeist and there is no better way…
Review of Resale Royalty Scheme outdated and opaque
A decade in, the Resale Royalty Scheme faces a review to ascertain whether it is on track, and indeed doing…
The 20 most read visual arts stories of 2019
From switching off our phones, to exposing non-paid artist fees, the burden of activism and how to be a better…
The Big List: The Visual Arts in 2019
2019 was big: big on political unrest, big on international imports, big on empathy and wellness, but mostly, big on…