Visual Arts
Has the gallery shop gone too far?
There is an argument brewing that the pendulum has swung too far in the creation of arty merchandise in our…
Visitor numbers don’t give the full picture
The numbers show that we need to find better systems for reading museum attendance and engagement.
Aping America is not the key to success
Should Australian writers, directors and actors be internationalising their work? No, says a key American television creator.
The future of audience research
While data scientists and data visualisation may be the future of analysing research, the skill remains in talking to people.
O Canada, how can we be like you?
Funding for the arts in Canada is soaring as Australia plateaus. Why are two similar countries treating the arts so…
The new biennial on the block
Move over! A new biennial survey of Australian art called "The National" brings the AGNSW, Carriageworks and MCA together in…
Oops! Biennale works that went off the rails
Unpredictable artists and inflexible bureaucrats force curators to be flexible in the face of failure.
Jedi art warriors could save our society
The arts may contain the answer to a failing society but only if we stop buying in to the dominant…
Eight lessons from the arts that could save our souls
The keys to successful creative art are also the keys to a good life.
Public art celebrates Indigenous histories
With the City of Sydney call out for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to activate a terrace in Redfern,…