Visual Arts
History sheds light on Australia Council attack
As artists confront the 2015 Budget cuts to the Australia Council, looking at the history of arts funding controversies can…
We have a ‘show tunes’ government, with an arts policy to match
The current government's arts policy makes about as much sense as the plot of most major musicals.
Kudos: This week's winners
From emerging playwrights to pavilions on the world stage and new design, Australian talent is recognised across sectors.
From Grandma's garden to a freeway near you
A new public sculpture will make a fairy-tale journey out of an ordinary commute on Melbourne’s Peninsula Link freeway.
Hindu cleric targets QAGOMA for return of Indian antiquities
QAGOMA is the latest Australian gallery to run into problems over Indian antiquities in the international provenance debate.
Myer holds Australia Council Chair
Last week's empty chair been filled without drama, leaving the same captain navigating the stormy seas between the Minister's office…
Kim Kardashian: an artist's guide to the future
A dystopian view of the future locks art and culture into a virtual world where everyone lives a Kardashian-style online…
ACT Government releases new arts policy and economic impact study
Feedback from more than 300 organisations and individuals has helped shape the new policy, which focus on collaboration, innovation, diversity…
Chairs empty at Australia Council
The futures of Australia Council Chair Rupert Myer and Deputy Chair Robyn Archer are in doubt.
Do excellence numbers hide a sneaky arts funding cut?
Do the new guidelines for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts conceal a funding cut? That’s the unanswered…