Visual Arts
BushfireBrandalism – artists act when governments won't
41 artists have taken to the streets with a guerrilla poster campaign that encourages people not to accept the government's…
Cultivating resilience in the face of chaos (from the archives)
Connectedness, self-care, a playful outlook and finding meaning in difficult experiences can help you bounce back from setbacks.
Olafur Eliasson on the tipping points for artists to act
Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson offers views on climate action, self-confidence in criticism, the eroding value of culture, and why artists…
Arts project Meow Wolf eyes Australian expansion
The US-based arts company is looking to bring its immersive art sites to the world and has been in talks…
Some solutions to the world of the disappearing arts
With the Arts disappearing as a Federal Government department title, David Pledger looks around the world to see how other…
8 curators pick artists to watch in 2020
Who's hot in 2020? We asked eight curators to name the visual artists who are on their radar for the…
Vale James Mollison
With the loss of James Mollison a giant of Australian visual arts has fallen, leaving a legacy that included controversy,…
Circus is democratic, yet arts companies struggle with diversity
Leading UK diversity advocate and artist Vicki Amedume is in Australia for INTERSECT, a knowledge exchange between the UK and…
Breaking out of a creative rut
If you work in the arts, at some point you’re bound to experience the dreaded rut. Kathryn Burnett has some…
How bushfires are affecting the careers of Australia’s performers
As bushfires become the new abnormal, Stephanie Eslake looks how musicians, comedians and other performing artists are re-thinking their tours,…