Visual Arts
Vale: Alun Leach-Jones
Once you start to realise you can become a painter, the only way you can become really major, is to…
What does 2018 hold for the visual arts?
You can tell a lot about a year by the topics that garner attention. We surveyed the exhibitions scheduled for…
Hyper Real
This exhibition both surprised and excited, and I was delighted to be thrown off guard and proven wrong.
Five regional WA organisations receive federal funding
The Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund will provide more than $113,000 for regional Western Australian arts projects with the funding…
How painting escaped the canvas and another brush with death
Expanded painting frees us from having to find the timeless essence of painting. Instead it's a changing pact between artist,…
High praise as the House’s $71M facelift is unveiled
After seven months closure, the Joan Sutherland Theatre has reopened after a multi-million dollar upgrade for Sydney’s iconic venue.
Creating a family-friendly work environment
The future is family-friendly: advice on providing better support for parents and other caregivers working in the theatre.
The Big List: the visual arts in 2017
2017 was big: big empathy, big blockbusters, big harassment, big lobbying and big shifts in the visual arts ecology as…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Junction Arts reshuffle; Melbourne Fringe Festival producer announced; New Chair for Wheeler Centre; Musica Viva CEO honoured and new Ten…
2017: the headlines
As the year draws to a close, we look back on some of the major news stories of 2017.