Visual Arts

Thumbs up on NGV acquisition
Iconic sculpture by David Shrigley finds permanent home in Melbourne.

So you want my arts job: Paper Artist
Artist Melinda Schawel shares her unconventional approach to paper as a versatile medium with a new show upcoming at Flinders…

The Creative Leadership program supporting transformative change
Wesley Enoch AM says leadership is about diversity, morals, shaking things up and always being open to learning.

5 program highlights of Melbourne Design Week 2024
Melbourne Design Week 2024 will run across 23 May to 2 June with over 300 events – here are some…
![Jumaadi, ‘Malaikat [Angel I]’, 2019-. Acrylic on buffalo hide. Collection of the artist. Image: Supplied. A detailed work depicting two figures flying with white wings and meeting each other in the centre. They both have two eyes on the side of their heads. In the background is an irregular oval with a circle of trees inside and a white bird on the bottom right corner.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Malaikat-I-Angel-I-2019-sm-e1710377627604.jpg?w=310)
Forming amicable relations between adversarial nations through art
Australian and Indonesian artists traverse a political divide to find common ground and bring distinct ways of addressing shared concerns.

Exhibition review: Nani Puspasari, Manningham Art Gallery
Chinese-Indonesian artist Nani Puspasari weaves a vibrant universe between childhood and adulthood.

Exhibition review: NOT NATURAL, Science Gallery Melbourne
Artistic and scientific works that highlight the relationship between humanity and the natural/unnatural.

Opportunities and awards
Australia's biggest open studios event calls for registrations, plus portraits and landscapes taking out wins and Tasmanian Theatre Awards announced.

A new storehouse for the Powerhouse Collection
Powerhouse Castle Hill will provide new levels of access to its exceptional 500,000-strong collection while Powerhouse’s $1.2 billion renewal is…

Major new museum show unshackles convict stories from myth
The exhibition spotlights freedom fighters among Australia’s early convicts to reframe well-worn narratives around their fates as dispossessed victims. Instead,…