Visual Arts
Australia's secret to explaining the value of the arts
The answer to the perennial questions about the value of the arts may lie in the traditions of Indigenous culture.
Asian arts centres offer opportunities for Australians
Two way traffic between Australia and Asia can benefit the industry on both continents.
Vile Bodies
When viewed through the lens of contemporary China, Vile Bodies becomes much more than a study of the body.
Redbacks and Rodin: a deadly combination
Del Kathryn Barton debuts a film about the female Redback spider while Auguste Rodin invites us to rethink the body…
Study reveals why we like what we like
Australian cultural tastes and engagement divide dramatically along lines of class and ethnic heritage.
Chocolate for the brain
A study of people with dementia shows art, like chocolate, has key ingredients to make people feel good.
10 new rules for public art
A new art project has created guidelines designed to provoke a new era in public art for the city.
Seeing your invisible audience
Out of the shadows: converting companions to subscribers and regular ticket buyers.
Is your life interesting enough for a memoir?
Memoirs and autobiographies regularly fill the top spots on bestseller lists, but not everyone has a life worthy of memoir.
Art you have to be sick to see
Public hospitals across Australia hold significant art collections putting some of our most significant artists to work as remote therapists.