Visual Arts
Museums making artworks touchable
As the demand for accessible tours increases, museums are adapting by developing multi-sensory aesthetic experiences.
9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…
New report confirms arts' benefits for health, aging and wellbeing
Commissioned by think tank A New Approach, the report adds to the growing evidence that arts and culture has major…
Thinking China – how to market to shifting tourism needs
The Chinese-speaking market is perhaps the greatest untapped audience for the arts. Charmaine Wong of Think China Australia tells us…
One skill that doesn’t deteriorate with age
Reading and writing can prevent cognitive decline.
NGA returns three sculptures to India
In another ethical win for the NGA, three Indian sculptures have been repatriated on the basis of fresh evidence in…
'Artwashing' the latest weapon for real estate agents
Artists have helped revitalise urban spaces but in the UK real estate developments are using art as a tool of…
What these residency applicants got right
Advice from being goal specific, to understanding the benefits of a residency, are key to making the shortlist.
Mother's rights now: Introducing the Motherfesto
Are our arts spaces inclusive of mums? A new manifesto developed out of the lived experience of mothers working in…
Fiona Tan: Ascent, Samstag Museum of Art (SA)
This exhibition questions how we use collective cliches to construct narratives, but is it the best route to truth?