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Why we need to advocate for visual arts careers at high school

Students and parents need help to overcome limited understanding of careers in the visual arts, says passionate teacher and visual…

Emily Sheehan. Photo: Supplied. A young white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black tshirt and standing in front of a vibrant wall mural.
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So you want my arts job: Playwright

Emily Sheehan shares the realities of her work as a playwright, her advice for others starting out and crucial skills…

woven panel with the words 'we are' by young artist Georgina Pechan showing in ARTEXPRESS 2024.
Education & Student News

Young artists and designers show off their work

The annual exhibitions of outstanding art and design by Year 12 students are an important and rare showcase for new…

NVAEC, Two women in black stand side by side in front of Indigenous wall hanging art. Kelli Cole, Warumungu and Luritja peoples, Curator, Special Projects, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Hetti Perkins, Arrernte and Kalkadoon peoples, co-Curator, in Emily Kam Kngwarray, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2023. Photo: Sam Cooper.
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Repositioning: teaching and learning in the visual arts

The fifth National Visual Art Education Conference (NVAEC) saw teachers, artists and curators gathering to share ideas, inspire each other…

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Education & Student News

ArtPlay celebrates 20 years of inspiring children's creativity

Melbourne's ArtPlay has launched its 2024 program with 'Wild City' by Kathy Holowko, as well as celebrating 20 years of…

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How to inspire original ideas in the art classroom

Northern Territory art teacher Jemima Saunders talks about creating a culture of trust and moving beyond high school art clichés.

Left: Lavinia Fontana, ‘Mystic marriage of Saint Catherine’, 1574-77 oil on copper. NGV, Felton Bequest, 2021. Image: Supplied. Right: Artemisia Gentileschi, ‘Lucretia’, c.1630-35 oil on canvas. Private collection. Image: Supplied.
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Do you know the first female professional artists in Western history?

Lavinia Fontana, Sofonisba Aguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi sustained rewarding artistic practices with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Still from Georgi Ivers' performance ‘You're So Brave’ (2022). During this part of the performance, Ivers is being attacked by voiceless enemies saying "your life must be so hard", "you're so brave" and "have you tried cutting out gluten?" in response to her symptoms. Photo: Minni Karamfiles.
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The case for flexible journalism

Negotiating voice, agency and interview practices for disabled and neurodiverse creatives.

Young kids standing at colourful wall mural by Jean Jullien at NGV International summer festival for kids.
Education & Student News

RIFIFI: Jean Jullien for Kids heads up NGV's Kids Summer Festival

For many, the NGV's Kids Summer Festival is their first experience of the gallery. The philosophy is all about getting…

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Career Advice

10 tips for combining work and study in the arts

Be realistic and get organised. From timeboxing to flexible jobs, these ideas will help you find balance and reduce the…

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