Visual Arts

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 8-14 September 2025
Callout for nature photography, NGV Top Arts, funding open for WA and Gold Coast artists plus more opportunities.

I'm a Textile Designer: do you want my job?
Designing textiles for an international market, Sophie Tatlow says that you need to be curious and practical for this career…

Art & Bali 2025 launches next week: an invitation to shape a growing ecosystem
From ‘art as the new rave’ to a purchase stipend for locals, Art & Bali is ready to shake the…

Free exhibitions in Australia September 2025 – guide
From a regional Andy Warhol display to the largest collection of Papua New Guinea urban art outside the country, discover…

Curator Ellie Buttrose explains theme for her 2026 Adelaide Biennial
Curator Ellie Buttrose centres material strength at the heart of her 2026 Adelaide Biennale.

Vale William Robinson – a pioneer visionary of the Australian landscape
Reflecting upon William Robinson's incredible career, which rethought the Australian landscape genre.

The Object Lesson review: Thomas Demand's AGNSW exhibition absorbs
The Object Lesson at AGNSW places Demand in the role of a curator instead of highlighting his own works.

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 1-7 September 2025
Drawing prize open for entries, grants available for festival ideas that celebrate older people’s creativity and more opportunities.

Ryoji Ikeda review: 2025 Now or Never’s spirit captured in this sonic-visual masterpiece
Blinding light and digitally synthesised ‘noise’ rattle the body and open a portal to another universe.

Athlete-turned-artist wins one of Australia’s most lucrative art awards worth $100k
Sophie Cape was once destined for the Olympics, but now she has brought that raw energy to her art –…