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RED Gallery changing hands, artists still owed money

After speaking out on payments owed by RED Gallery, artists are now worried that new ownership will delay their settlements…

Alison McKay, Untitled, 2017, Sand and nails on wooden stand. Image: Supplied. An artwork consisting of a tiny precarious plinth with nails hammered into the top, and loose damp sand surrounding the nails.
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Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?

Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…

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Melbourne gallery has artists seeing red

Artists speak up after frustrating dealings with long-standing RED Gallery.

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Honouring painting through increased prize money and local engagement

The Bayside Painting Prize is an annual celebration of the unique medium, this year with a $25,000 Major Prize and…

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Dark side of the arts: where fear and transparency collide

What are arts journalists to do when those we are trying to empower to speak up fear the repercussions?

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Arts funding that honours artists rather than neoliberal markets

What the sector needs are separate funding streams for emerging and established artists that evaluate financial acquittals rather than applications.

Graffiti art in Dublin, Ireland. Photo: George Bakos via Unsplash.
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Setting in motion: what Ireland’s basic income pilot could mean for Australia

The success of the national campaign that established Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme offers a range of…

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Alternative art fair returns with new curators and heritage-listed venue

The artist-led NotFair art fair will welcome its 11th iteration with co-curators Darren Tanny Tan and Linsey Gosper under the…

Melbourne Art Fair 2022. Photo: Marie-Luise Skibbe. Photo of two people sitting on a bench speaking about artworks on the walls in front of them.
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Melbourne Art Fair to run annually and 2024 galleries announced

Based on the Boon Wurrung word 'ketherba' (together) as its theme, the 2024 Melbourne Art Fair will welcome 60 galleries…

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Artists highlight the heightening issue of homelessness among women

Artists bring home the plight of older Australian women amid the housing crisis.

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