Briony Downes is an arts writer based in Hobart. She has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years as a writer, actor, gallery assistant, art theory tutor and fine art framer. Most recently, she spent time studying Art History through Oxford University.
Incarceration is a long chapter in Australia’s history; a new exhibition looks at how detention continues to impact the world.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. What can a 500-year-old triptych by Hieronymus Bosch tell us about the current political climate?
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley met at the Arts Centre Melbourne last weekend to announce plans for a major redevelopment of Melbourne’s Southbank arts precinct.
Sydney-based artist Tina Havelock Stevens has won the 65th Blake Prize for her performance video work, Giant Rock, 2017.
Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield announced on 21 April that Sam Walsh AO has been appointed the next Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts. Walsh succeeds outgoing Chair Rupert Myer AO and will commence a three-year term on July 1.
Melbourne photographer Polixeni Papapetrou died on Wednesday 11 April, following a long illness. Widely recognised as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Papapetrou came to photography later in life and quickly rose to prominence.
Following weeks of speculation, Mitzevich will be replacing current NGA Director Gerard Vaughan, who is retiring from his post on July 1.
Recently Withey’s practice has focused on the environment and how the human presence effects it.
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.
Dreams and the subconscious are themes Joel Crosswell returns to often. His drawings and sculptures reference biographical events with a dreamlike sensibility where abstract elements of the natural world filter through his images.
Landing in Bendigo following a lengthy tour of Japan, Marimekko: Design icon 1951–2018, documents the 60-year story of the seminal Finnish label.
