Visual Arts

Velvet Underground co-founder, 10-minute dance parties, drones: it’s all in for Illuminate Adelaide
Illuminate Adelaide has announced its 2025 program, including nine world premieres and plenty of winter immersive experiences.

Kusama breaks record to be crowned queen in Australian exhibition history
NGV’s ‘Yayoi Kusama’ breaks exhibition attendance record and opening hours are extended until midnight for final weekend.

Exhibition review: Rowena Hannan, Group Show: Passage, Liza Posar, SOL Gallery
Symbolism and universal themes are explored in SOL’s latest visual buffet.

It's time to take neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disability seriously
What lens are we using when we talk about visual art made by neurodiverse artists or those with an intellectual…

Opportunities and awards
Funding available for governance training, plus winners of the 2025 Tasmanian Literary Awards and Heritage Award finalists, and more!

How many open letters does it take to see top tier leadership change in the arts?
Two months on from much debated Creative Australia Board decision and, in the face of overwhelming criticism, why aren’t the…

Exhibition review: Aidan Filshie, Eddy Burger, Sophie Fitsioris and Olga Tsara, Artemisia Gallery and Event Space
Romantic landscapes, surrealist mutants and winter fashion all in one gallery.

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

New kimono exhibition unfurls at NGV International
The iconic Japanese garment will be on display in historical and contemporary guises.

Vale Allan Mitelman – a bold and prolific printmaker Â
A humble gentleman with a deep legacy, Allan Mitelman's loss has saddened the visual arts sector.