Visual Arts

Breaking the ghetto mentality
The stories and voices excluded from the cultural mainstream are precisely those we need to be seeing and hearing in…

The other side - why the Powerhouse should move West
The City of Parramatta has released a Cultural Plan, of which the Powerhouse Museum is central, and is calling for…

Do we need The National?
Its agenda is laudable – to give more space to Australian artists at our majors – but does it fall…

Opportunity for artists’ residency
Artists from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for Bundanon Trust’s 2018 artist in residence program.

Jazz Greats Weekend at Monash
Sensational tribute to Bob Dylan by Kate Ceberano, Joe Camilleri and the Paul Grabowsky Quartet!

Gippsland communities welcome artists
The communities of Gippsland host six artist residency programs, art workshops and more in May at Come and Play 2017.

Contemporary jewellery goes to the people
A major award for contemporary jewellery has made a move to increase public engagement with a people’s choice award.

Olley and Hockney, together
Portraits are a link between Margaret Olley and David Hockney, two very different artists being shown at the Tweed Regional…

Vale: a tribute to three important artists we have lost
The Australian art world farewelled three important artists recently – abstractionist Robert Rooney, painter Eric Smith and Indigenous legend, Hector…

The Australian who beat Renoir
An exhibition by a contemporary Melbourne artist was the second most visited art show in 2016, beating exhibitions by Renoir,…