Visual Arts
Opportunities and awards
$130,000 portrait prize open for entries, plus winners of the Sydney Theatre Awards, finalists of the Novel Prize, and more!
13 cracker museum exhibitions in 2025
Shift your perspective on the world in 2025, and visit a museum. Here are 13 hot shows for the diary.
Prizes and competitions to enter in 2025
A go-to list of prizes and competitions across the visual arts, performing arts and writing, periodically updated.
The accidental artist becomes a winner
The Remagine Art Prize, with its environmental consciousness-raising objective, scouts for new talent in 2025.
Over 100 manuscripts from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery to arrive at HOTA
HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the…
'Mundane things kill your soul' – how to give yourself permission to create
Artist Veronica Herber discusses the courage it takes to follow your heart and leave behind a comfortable career.
So you want my arts job: Mount Maker
Christian Bishop explains how mount making is not just about functionality, but crafting solutions that elevate a viewer’s experience.
Art market lessons learned in 2024
Healthy advice for decisive leadership in 2025.
Fashion, craft and design calendar 2025
What’s on in fashion, craft and design this year, including exhibitions, fashion festivals, design weeks and makers' markets.
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We break it – you read it. Keep you eye on this week's top arts news stories.