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Q&A with MCA’s Anna Davis
For Anna Davis curating is a kind of laboratory where you can test out ideas and discover new things. Having…
Collecting first rate Australian art is just a mouse click away
A significant $5M Australian art collection – including works by Arthur Boyd, Margaret Olley and Charles Blackman – goes under…
Castlemaine Art Museum closes to confront crisis
The much loved regional Victorian gallery closes its doors to the public as it considers how to become more sustainable.
Coping with instant fame: Cairns and Hearman speak up
How does being named the Archibald Prize Winner change an artists life? We speak with this week’s winner Mitch Cairns…
Wife, Land & Fluro: The 2017 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Winners
A lover, an ode to country and a fluro take on the perils of colonialism, but who painted them? The…
Career Spotlight: Curator
Curating is no longer about white cotton gloves and hushed hallowed halls; it is a dynamic, global and collaborative profession…
Monkey selfie and a rasta Insta pic offer lessons in fair use
Two cases have come before the US courts that rethink the goal posts on fair use, and the authorship and…
Artist responds to $200,000 selfie damage
Following a destructive ‘Selfie Domino’, artist Simon Birch responds to his damaged LA installation, testament to the power of social…
Hands off our gifts, Treasury!
The silent advocacy of the Deductible Gift Recipient scheme is under review – and under threat.
Getting your work life balance right
Is work constantly snapping at your heels, keeping you from life? Then here are five tips to keep the beast…