Visual Arts
Director of AGNSW in contract hiatus
The Art Gallery of NSW Board has delayed renewal of Director Michael Brand’s five-year contract for its full term.
Synchrotron unmasks Nolan's Ned Kelly
Is the face under Ned Kelly's mask the famous bushranger or the artist who painted it, Sidney Nolan?
Do we need The National?
Its agenda is laudable – to give more space to Australian artists at our majors – but does it fall…
Art titans wield power over Venice Biennale selection
The number crunch on artists representing Australia at the Venice Biennale shows two prominent galleries greatly dominate selection.
Trump plans to cancel US arts endowment
President Trump's FY 2018 budget blueprint proposes the elimination of the US National Endowment for the Arts, which funds community…
When are you too old for your arts jobs?
In the arts, retirement is often not an option.
Beating subconscious sexism in the job market
We know people are more likely to hire people like themselves. So how do we break a pattern where Artistic…
Inspirational quotes for strong women
Sources of strength from Lady Gaga, JK Rowling, Georgia O'Keefe and many others.
Time to stop calling ourselves women artists
Are we past the gender pigeonhole? Women artists are divided as to whether the adjective is helping or hindering their…
How to manage intelligent workers
Creative workers need to know that they are understood and valued as a whole person and not an expendable unit…