Changing spaces: Sydney’s ARIs

As we wave a sad farewell to the eminent Damien Minton Gallery who closes its doors this month, it’s reassuring...

Read More

The Art of Connectivity

Last week along with 280 other delegates, M&G attended the Australia Council for the Arts Marketing Summit in Hobart....

Read More

Building 3D communities

Most of the stories you read about 3D printing and Augmented Reality (AR) seem to come straight out of the...

Read More

The 2014 Mosman Art Prize is open

One of the most prestigious and historic art prizes – the Mosman Art Prize is now calling for entries. Paintings...

Read More

Miniature maritime worlds

Love miniature worlds but fed up with Barbie and her wardrobe? Then we have a maritime adventure for you! With...

Read More

Significance, Standards and reCollections

In the last edition of Alert we flagged the imminent closure of CAN, the Collections Australia Network website. Since then...

Read More

Curatorial Support Initiative grants still open

Submissions are still open for Arts NSW’s Curatorial Support Initiative (CSI) administered by Museums & Galleries of NSW. Over the past...

Read More

New horizons in technology, education and museums

Education has always been a primary goal of museums. Education is more than school excursions and worksheets with set...

Read More

Throw out a lifeline today!

Cultural organisations often depend on much-needed donations to survive, and as the end of the financial year approaches it’s a...

Read More

The future of the Powerhouse’s Regional Services

Museums Australia (MA) Chapter expresses concerns about Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS/Powerhouse Museum) continued support for rural and...

Read More

Artists fees – a recent discussion

Recently I participated in a panel discussion about artist fees on Michael Cathcart’s Radio National program, Books and Arts Daily....

Read More

The strange allure of medical museums

Of all the museum themes, those that deal with human suffering in all its manifestations have enduring popularity. Medical museums...

Read More

At Home: Jim Stanley’s painted past

Jim Stanley’s paintings sing us a quiet song; a cradle song, with a calm and soothing refrain. Stanley, one of...

Read More

Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond

NAIDOC, acronym for National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee, or Day of Commemoration is an annual event which focuses our...

Read More

Seeing new histories

Strange Histories at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery is one of a new breed of exhibition. Designed to provide a...

Read More

From Bali to Mosman (via Paris)

Mosman Art Gallery’s current exhibitions take the visitor from Bali to Paris, Tangier and around Sydney. Watch the Exhibition Curators...

Read More

CAN to close

Many will be aware that the Collections Australia Network (CAN) currently hosted by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences...

Read More

The future is 3D

Last night, in preparation for the 3D Symposium we are hosting with the Education Studio, Macquarie University M&G attended 3D...

Read More

VIM victors

Congratulations to all of the museums who have been awarded funding in the first round of the VIM Grants Program...

Read More

It’s a RAP and Review

Over the last few weeks here at M&G we’ve been finalising a couple of critical documents. Having successfully completed our...

Read More