activism
Radical Textiles blockbuster poses hard questions around supposedly ‘soft’ medium
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s blockbuster exhibition doesn’t hold back in showcasing artists who have used textiles to proudly,…
Can a festival provoke for all the best reasons?
At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, nothing seems to be off the table – from a meditation on genocide to…
If you don’t fight … you lose
The latest exhibition at FUMA spotlights the overlooked contributions of Adelaide’s Progressive Art Movement and the history of student protests.
Queer and present danger: Part 2
Delve into the new millennium with Crystal Love from the Tiwi Islands and First Nations drag queen Mama MadB.
Queer and present danger: Part 1
The first of a three-part series exploring Australian drag queens and their part in the activism and history of the…
Voices of resistance: Iranian artists using art to amplify calls for freedom
As protests for women’s freedom in Iran enter the seventh month, Iranian artists around the world continue to support the…
Art and climate: from conversation to action
With the breadth of programming around climate topics today, how are art, artists and arts organisations driving change?
The generational shift: how gender binaries are changing
Following widespread protests around drag story times, there are signs that a younger generation is leading the charge on gender…
Australian artist takes activism to Venice
Joining forces with 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winning organisation, Memorial, Nina Sanadze has recreated a powerful monument to invite reflection.
Climate protestors glued to Picasso said more to come
Part of the group’s ‘Spring Rebellion’, Extinction Rebellion’s latest climate protest at the National Gallery of Victoria strikes closer to…