Beyond the Battlefield: Confronting Anzackery

The term Anzackery, minted by historian Geoffrey Serle in his 1967 Meanjin Quarterly essay, has been prescient in flagging a...

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Curator Amelia Barikin in conversation

Amelia Barikin is a recipient of a 2015 Artist or Curator Residency (ACR) grant, supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural...

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Gallery Grants Explained

WE’VE GOT THE MONEY. Here at Museums & Galleries of NSW we administer over $130,000 in devolved funding per year...

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Standards Secretariat comes to M&G NSW

This year we put our hand up to manage the Secretariat for the National Standards Taskforce. For the last...

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Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act: proposed changes

Last week M&G NSW attended a consultation to learn about the intended changes to the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage...

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All about access

Last week M&G NSW took the lift up to Level 3 in The Arts Exchange to talk to our new...

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At Home artist: Bronwyn Bancroft

Bronwyn Bancroft is prodigious in everything she does. Her outputs extend across art and design, illustration and writing, support for...

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Picking an Archibald winner

Archibald season is back for its 94th innings. This year, 47 finalists have made it to the walls of the...

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What’s in a war-time quilt?

Quilting is broadly pegged as the crafty by-practice born from frugal ‘mend and make do’ domestic culture when making clothes...

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Bailed Up!

There are a number of stories that exist around Australia’s most famous gold robbery. The Escort Rock Gold Robbery is...

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More Marina magic

How many teenagers in their lifetime get a masterclass in performance art from the internationally acclaimed Marina Abramović? Well, I...

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Rock ‘n’ Roll treasure hunt at MAAS

One of the things I love about museums is that they hold lots of unexpected treasures. Treasures that museums want...

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The artistic benefits of an ACR grant

M&G spoke with 2014 Artist or Curator Residency (ACR) recipients Sarah Last and David Burraston about the ACR program, which...

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Senate Inquiry into federal arts budget decisions

Senate Inquiry into federal budget decisions affecting the Arts As many readers would know on 16 June 2015, the Senate...

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Turning Digital: delights, dangers and drama

The State Library of NSW recently held a Digitisation seminar for the GLAM sector. The seats were booked out well...

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Funds support the work of volunteer museums

M&G NSW Successful VIM Small Grants Round 1 2015 Congratulations to all museums who have been awarded funding in the...

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Art + Space: Groom and Monks

ArtChat artist profiles: Amala Groom and Nicole Monks Next Monday, ArtChat: Art + Space, kicks off at Freda’s Bar and Canteen...

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Technology assists Aboriginal cultural revival

Accessible technology is greatly assisting the Aboriginal cultural revival across NSW. For generations now, communities have not only mourned...

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Art + Space: Vic McEwan

Coming up next month is ArtChat: Art + Space the third in our series of PechaKucha style talks held...

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IMAGinE Awards are open

Inspiring museums and galleries in excellence! 2015 IMAGinE Awards are open This is your opportunity to tell everyone about...

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