Visual Arts
10,000 native plants to feature at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
A multi-sensory living installation displaying endangered Indigenous Australian grassland species will interrogate architecture’s responsibility to environmental rehabilitation.
Fringe World moves to assist artists after JumpClimb fiasco
With artists owed $200,000 following the collapse of independent event management company, JumpClimb, Fringe World is taking action to assist.
Short term contract, long-term exhaustion
Working on the festival circuit is like a fairground ride: fast paced and exhilarating, but also exhausting and hard to…
13 ways to build a strong social media presence
Don’t know where to start when it comes to social media? Here's some advice from the experts.
How to handle criticism and naysayers
For any artist, the sting of criticism is inevitable. Here’s how to distinguish when it’s useful, how to handle it,…
Vale: Polixeni Papapetrou
After a prolonged battle with cancer, photographer Polixeni Papapetrou has died at 57.
'Tampergate' – lessons for arts boards and managers
The leadership of any organisation in sport, the arts or the corporate world must have a clear understanding of its…
'Blackfellas should run galleries'
Artist Vernon Ah Kee believes there is an endemic problem that sits core to our galleries and the way we…
How ArtChain will revolutionise the art market
The art world is embracing blockchain technology but what is this global trend? And why is this Australian innovation leading…
It’s now official: Nick Mitzevich to head up NGA
The son of a Hunter Valley farmer will lead Australia's top visual arts institution into its future. Who is Nick…