Opinions & Analysis

Who and what shaped the visual arts in 2013?
From Blockbusters to ARIs performance art to portrait painting, ArtsHub has surveyed the year past and made some impressive lists.

Where to Next for Australia’s Visual Arts?
NAVA will use its 30th Anniversary to launch an exciting new Visual Arts Agenda.

2013: The year under the auction hammer
Is the auction market healthy as we head into 2014? ArtsHub speaks with the auction houses to get the scoop…

2013: The best of the year in film
This year saw a host of movies that both surprised and pleased audiences around the country.

2013: The year in performing arts
Here are 10 of the most exciting and rewarding productions, events and performances staged around the country in 2013.

The best literature of 2013
Looking for a New Year’s resolution? Forget giving up the booze, reading the best books of 2013 is much more…

GOMA verses MONA
Arguably two of Australia’s hottest galleries were under the spotlight at a recent symposium in Sydney. Which one came out…

Ten striking works of architecture from 2013
Sporting arena, kindergarten, science lab: the top buildings of 2013 are varied in form and function.

Shelling out for tiles at the Sydney Opera House
Want to help raise the roof on one of Australia’s most iconic assets? Look no further than the Sydney Opera…

Why Australia needs a design policy
Design is critical to economic growth but it still falls in the cracks between industry and arts policy.