Visual Arts
Why the arts improve health
Many studies show people are healthier when they paint, play music or even just sit in the theatre audience but…
Arts funding: why we need to widen the narrative
Lobbying for more arts funding won’t work without a broader conversation on the value of the product, say leading arts…
Photography Centre quits Queensland for LA
The Queensland Centre for Photography shuts its doors this week in the wake of funding cuts but it intends to…
4000 blue butterflies to swarm a street near you
A swarm of 4000 handcrafted magnetic butterflies will travel across the globe in an ambitious street art project that will…
Why Shakespeare still matters
To celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Australia's leading exponent asks why actors and audiences still love the Bard.
Syringe makes more than a prick of difference
An award winning syringe design is helping stop the spread of disease through its innovative colouring system.
Board design, not just for jocks
Surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders are both consumers and creators of cutting edge design.
World Premier by Brits Tacita Dean and Game of Thrones actor Stephen Dillane
Famed film-maker turns to live art performance for a unique one-act work commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and Carriageworks.
Aboriginal artist takes on mining giant through paintings
McArthur River Mine has had devastating consequences on a community and its environment; Jacky Green brings us that other story.
REMIX Summit opens the door to cultural entrepreneurship
Cultural entrepreneurship is the new future and you can meet those leading the field at this global summit to be…