The National 2019 curatorial team announced
The National, an ambitious biennial initiative staged across three major Sydney institutions, will be back in 2019.
The National, an ambitious biennial initiative staged across three major Sydney institutions, will be back in 2019.
Following weeks of speculation, Mitzevich will be replacing current NGA Director Gerard Vaughan, who is retiring from his post on July 1.
Lee Grant has been awarded the National Photographic Portrait Prize for her black-and-white portrait Charlie, and Filomena Rizzo was highly commended for the photograph of her daughter, My Olivia.
Melbourne-based artist Gail Hastings won the $25,000 established artist category with her mixed media drawing colour circle: four colour scheme for a room, 2018. Sydney-based emerging artist Adrian McDonald was awarded $10,000 for his painting, Approximating a Circle, 2018.
Five days before the world premiere of Soda_Jerk’s new film-based work, TERROR NULLIUS, the Ian Potter Cultural Trust withdrew its support of the project and requested not to be included in any promotional material surrounding the event.
The Australia Council has announced artist Angelica Mesiti and curator Juliana Engberg as the Australian representatives for the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019.
The Glover Prize for landscape painting has been awarded to Halinka Orszulok, a Jameberoo, New South Wales based artist.
Visual artists Pat Brassington and Nigel Helyer have both been honoured with awards from the Australia Council in 2018.
Congratulations to Ceara Metlikovec for winning the 2018 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing.
The National Gallery of Victoria has confirmed that Wilson Security will no longer provide services to the institution.
The program for the 2018 Melbourne Art Fair has been announced. This year the fair has been divided into three broad categories. The biggest part of the show will be the Galleries section with 40 contemporary art galleries from Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia participating.
Congratulations to Sydney-based artist Travis De Vries who has been awarded the $50,000 NSW Aboriginal Arts Fellowship.