Visual arts
Life on Mars
Michael Rolfe enjoys gallery hospitality.
CANVASS: new magazine by ACAA
New art e-Magazine launched by ACAA.
Lismore needs fun-seeking artist
Call out for 2014 Splendour in the Grass.
Launching touring exhibitions online
New NETS website goes live!
Heritage and art connect to educate
A Chifley Home and Charles Sturt University partnership.
Our Galleries Our Spaces: Take 2
A great opportunity for people in the sector to come together and see one of the state's newest institutions.
Firstdraft bids goodbye to Chalmers Street
The end and beginning of an era.
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2014
Call for entries: August 8 deadline
Tino La Bamba Pozible Campaign
Help Mark Travers publish his journey through regional NSW.
Boom time in Bathurst
Explore habitat. Build habitat.
Seeking artists for ANZAC Centenary Exhibition
Expressions of interest close 15 September 2014.
Moving and shaking: NER online now
Finding a touring exhibition is now much easier!
Is risk-taking in art dead?
Provocative art making under the microscope.
Digital tool set to transform exhibition design
Design your exhibition in virtual space.
Curatorial Support Initiative grants still open
What these grants can do for you.
The 2014 Mosman Art Prize is open
The prestigious and historic art prizes is calling for entries.
From here to Lismore: New exhibition examines the art of walking
From Here to There: Australian Art and Walking opens at Lismore Regional Gallery, supported by a M&G NSW Dobell Exhibition Grant.
The Nick Waterlow OAM Curatorial Fellow
Bos opportunity for emerging curators.
Free to a good home
Great deal - artwork storage racks for free!
Big things for Albury in 2015
Can Bilbao be replicated in regional NSW?
Your Most Obedient Servant
Australian Museum collection and visual art exhibition to tour.
CALL OUT: Fishers Ghost Art Award 2014
A highlight of Campbelltown’s annual Festival of Fisher's Ghost.
Do we need a National Public Galleries Association?
National summit to consider the big topics.
Early Career Curator Award announced
Kudos Gallery has announced Jenny Anagnostopoulos and Yarran Gatsby as the 2018 recipients of the Early Career Curator Award.
HomeGround
Exhibition opportunity for emerging regional NSW artists.
Art Month picks
Art Month is on!
Artist in Residence
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery seeking expressions of interest.
Artspace: working in a new space
Ever changing, ever challenging.
Dobell Exhibition Grant launched
Supporting exhibition development over six years.
Abstraction wins big!
Ildiko Kovacs wins the 2015 Bulgari Art Award.
Kaldor pilots regional education project
Kaldor Public Art Project goes to Dubbo.
Art critic takes aim at management
Michael Rolfe broadens perpective.
What's an Emerging Artist?
Examining the relationship between ARIs and artists.
Annual Dobell Exhibition Grant opens
$40,000 available for an innovative exhibition program.
Jo Eisenberg in conversation
A final chin wag as he says so-long.
2014 Gallery Grant recipients announced!
Congratulations to all the successful recipients!
Lessons learnt: Kaldor progress report
News from Kaldor's project with the Dubbo kids.
Art + Space: Vic McEwan
The first of our ArtChat artist profiles.
Art + Space: Groom and Monks
More artist profiles for ArtChat at Freda's.
Gallery Grants Explained
Looking for money? Funding for galleries is still available.
Spotlight on regional galleries
Armidale and Tamworth galleries are in the news.
National Touring Initiative finds People Like Us
Congratulations UNSW Galleries!
2017 Artist and Curator Residencies awarded
M&G NSW is delighted to announce 5 residencies have been awarded.
Curator Profile: Bec Dean
ArtChat 2016 is coming. Find out more about Bec Dean one of the speakers we have lined up for you.
Energy efficient lighting system enhances audience viewing
Good news for all art-on-walls in Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.
Presentations from ArtChat: Art + Space
Video presentations from ArtChat: Art + Space
Error Strategy
A new residency and project at Bilpin exploring the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
Destination Sydney
Why has this exhibition drawn such massive crowds?
Vital support for regional touring
Artwork Transport pledges support for regional touring.
SHOWCASE: Brendan Lynch
We talk to Brendan Lynch, a rising star in the American art scene.
Richard Perram is retiring
After 14 years as Director of Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Richard Perram says farewell.
Cosmic Love Wonder Lust: The Imperial Slacks Project
Cosmic Love Wonder Lust brings together the artists of Imperial Slacks, an artist run collective formed in 2000.
Inaugural Regional Curatorial Exchange awarded
Good luck Kezia and Artspace on a successful exchange.
Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placement Program
Professional development opportunities for everybody.
SHOWCASE: Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
In discussion with our Gallery Programs and Touring Exhibitions Manager.
SHOWCASE: Deborah Kelly
We talk to Deborah Kelly, about her exhibition currently on tour throughout Australia
Collapse borders, build partnerships
Carriageworks brings us more under new partnership.
A new approach to learning resources at the MCA
A change of focus on what the museum offers both teachers and students.
Artist and curator residencies (ACR) awarded
New ACRs have been announced. Congratulations to all recipients.
SHOWCASE: Louise Weaver
We talk to artist Louise Weaver about her work and the touring exhibition Soft Core.
SHOWCASE: Felicity Fenner
Forte magazine interviews Dr Felicity Fenner, curator of the touring exhibition People Like Us.
Interview - Holly Williams, Curator, Creative Accounting
Interview with Holly Williams, curator of Creative Accounting.
Interview - Brett Adlington, Director, Lismore Regional Gallery
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Interview - Paul Brinkman, Director, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
The National: New Australian Art
Three of Sydney’s premier cultural institutions are establishing a major new exhibition partnership.
National Day of Action
Stop the Attack on the Arts: National Day of Action
Curator Profile: Micheal Do
ArtChat 2016 is coming. Find out more about some of talented speakers we have lined up for you.
Art changes lives
Show your support and stand up for Australian arts!
Michael Lynch - Keynote Address
Arts Funding in an Age of Disruption at the Regional & Public Galleries NSW Conference 2016.
Black White & Restive
A major exhibition at Newcastle Art Gallery exploring engagements between Aboriginal and non-Indigenous artists.
Interview - Jenny Cheeseman, Director, Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
MAMA appoints a new Director
AlburyCity has announced the appointment of Bree Pickering as the new Director of Murray Art Museum Albury.
Interview - Susi Muddiman, Director, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
The second in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Mike Parr - Burning Down the House
At the launch of the Embassy of Disappearance at Carriageworks, Mike Parr performed an action in the carpark outside titled Burning Down the House as part of the Biennale of Sydney 2016.
Interview - Lisa Loader, Director, Orange Regional Gallery
The first in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Auction Action at Firstdraft
Artworks donated by alumni & supporters go under the hammer.
Interview - George Adams, Co-Founder, MOP Projects
With MOP Projects soon to close we sat down with director and co-founder George Adams and asked about the history of MOP and his thoughts on the future of artist run initiatives.
Interview - Debbie Abraham, Director, Lake Macquarie City Art
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Indigenous artists shine in Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre's ambitious exhibition is the first major survey of art from Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara Lands.
Lighting spotfires under a palace of colonial power
Garden Palace, which burned to the ground in 1882, was a monument to empire's glory. Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones is now working on an epic exhibition that will explore this historical epoch from an Aboriginal perspective.
Australia Council: Information Session for Western Sydney
Western Sydney artists, groups and collectives are invited to attend a grants information session at Blacktown Arts Centre.
Australian Centre for Photography appoints a new Director
Cherie McNair has been appointment as permanent Director at the ACP.
Enter the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2017
The bi-annual award for original works on or about paper.
Enter the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award
An award for original works on, or made with paper.
Soft Core funding success
M&G NSW secures Visions of Australia grant to support touring exhibition Soft Core.
Donation deletes debt at NERAM
NERAM has received a donation which will pay the remainder of the ‘debt’ owed to Armidale Regional Council.
Interview - Ray Wholohan, Coordinator, Griffith Regional Art Gallery
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Art Gallery of New South Wales announces new Deputy Director and Director of Collections
The AGNSW has announced the appointment of Maud Page to the position of Deputy Director and Director of Collections.
Filling the Gap
Recovering Australia's lost women artists project.
Interview - Belinda Hanrahan, Director, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Interview - John Monteleone, Director, Wollongong Art Gallery
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
MAMA seeks new team to continue success
Director Jacqui Hemsley and Curator Bianca Acimovic are departing.
Lismore Regional Gallery has a builder
Lismore celebrates the final bureaucratic process for the galleries relocation.
The National
The initial selection of nine artists for the inaugural exhibition of The National have been released.
$1.2 million donation of artworks puts regional collection on the map
The New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) in Armidale has received a donation of 11 artworks by leading Australian artists.
Dream Machines
Bringing together artists whose practice exploits the harmony that exists between science, technology, engineering, maths and art.
Interview - Glenn Barkley, Curator, Objects in Space: Artists in the Garden
We recently travelled out to the Peacock Gallery & Auburn Arts Studio situated in Auburn’s Botanical Gardens and spoke with ...
ArtChat 2016 presentations
Video documentation of the presentations from ArtChat 2016.
Launch of Di'van | A Journal of Accounts - Art, Culture, Theory
Conceived to offer critical interpretations of contemporary visual art and its broader art historical, theoretical and socio-political contexts.
Curator Amelia Barikin in conversation
M&G talks with ACR recipient Amelia Barikin.
Cementa 17
More than 60 artists will make, exhibit and perform works throughout 20 venues across the town of Kandos and beyond.
The economics of Australia’s small-to-medium visual arts sector
Australia’s small to medium visual arts organisations are expected to do about double the work for less than half the funding, according to a new research report launched by NAVA.
Change of Leadership for NAVA
After twenty-two years, Tamara Winikoff has announced her resignation as Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).
SHOWCASE: The Curators’ Department
We talk to Holly Williams about the Curators’ Department and the touring exhibition Creative Accounting.
Interview - Micheal Do, Curator, Soft Core
We spoke to Micheal Do about his new exhibition Soft Core, currently at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre before touring nationally.
2017 Dobell Exhibition Grant recipients announced
We are delighted to announce that the Dobell Exhibition Grant will support two regional NSW galleries.
Interview - Lee-Anne Hall, Director, Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest
Another in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors.
Moving Histories // Future Projections - interview with curators Diana Smith & Kelly Doley
Moving Histories // Future Projections brings together some of Australia’s leading female contemporary artists working across screen based media.
Dobell Exhibition Grant recipient announced for 2018
Lismore Regional Gallery receives Dobell Exhibition Grant.
Gallery Grants now open
Supporting the development of innovative curated visual art exhibitions in regional NSW galleries and assistance for galleries to target and develop new audiences.
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery appoints a new Director
Goulburn Mulwaree Council has announced the appointment of Gina Mobayed as the new Director of Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.
The Battle of Sydney Harbour
Six Australian and Japanese artists have been invited by Mosman Art Gallery to interpret the remarkable story of when three Japanese midget submarines launched a brazen strike on Sydney.
SHOWCASE: Angelica Mesiti
We talk to Angelica Mesiti about her exhibition currently touring nationally.
Bundanon Trust reveal a Masterplan design for Riversdale property
The Masterplan design includes a creative learning centre, a contemporary visitor hub, accommodation and a contemporary art gallery – partially buried into the landscape.
Biennale of Sydney appoints a new Director and CEO
The Biennale of Sydney has announced the appointment of Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker as their new Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Interview- Joni Taylor, Curator, The Long Paddock
The Long Paddock explores the history and the future of the Travelling Stock Routes network. This vast system of shared regional trails has inspired artists from across the country to respond with video, sculptural and sound installations.
ACHAA exhibition hits the road
From our place: an exhibition from NSW Aboriginal cultural centres starts its NSW tour this month.
Interview - Andrew Frost, Curator, Another Green World
Another Green World: The Landscape of the 21st Century surveys art of the landscape in the contemporary era by female contemporary artists both emerging and established.
The Australian Centre for Photography appoints a new curator
The ACP has announced the appointment of Dr. Allison Holland as Curator.
Public Galleries Summit to be held in Sydney
At Carriageworks 18-21 March 2018 - Save the date.
Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
The arts play a role in the lives of 98% of the Australian population, according to a new Australia Council survey.
Bayanihan Philippine Art Project
Bayanihan Philippine Art Project presents contemporary Filipino art across Sydney
Presenting contemporary Filipino art across Sydney
The Bayanihan Philippine Art Project is one of the most significant explorations of Filipino art ever presented in Australia.
SHOWCASE: Justene Williams
We talk to Justene Williams about her exhibition currently touring nationally.
Interview - David Griggs
We spoke to David Griggs about his survey exhibition BETWEEN NATURE AND SIN, currently at Campbelltown Arts Centre before touring nationally.
Collaborations and Partnerships
Towards new curatorial models and modes of working, an event presented by Regional and Public Galleries NSW, and supported by Mosman Art Gallery and Museums and Galleries of NSW.
ArtChat 2017 presentations
Video documentation of the presentations from ArtChat 2017.
SHOWCASE: Caroline Garcia
We talk to Caroline Garcia about her work and the touring exhibition Moving Histories // Future Projections.
Alan Sisley Memorial Fellowship 2017 recipient announced
RPG NSW has announced Curator, Ingrid Hedgcock of Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre as the 2017 fellowship recipient.
Public Galleries Summit - final program announced
With less than four weeks to go, the final program has been announced. Day tickets are now available.
Call out - Early Career Curator Award
Curators in the early stages of their careers are invited to propose an exhibition to be presented at Kudos Gallery as part of the Early Career Curators Award 2018.
Interview - Sherryl Ryan, CEO, Culture at Work
We recently visited Culture at Work, located in Pyrmont, to chat with their CEO Sherryl Ryan about their unique science hub, residency program and gallery.
Public Galleries Summit Draft Program Announced
The draft program is now available online and includes an exciting and diverse line-up of speakers.
SHOWCASE: Ken + Julia Yonetani
Ken + Julia Yonetani’s work explores our relationship with nature, science and the spiritual realm in the contemporary age.
Regional Galleries in NSW - alive and well
Michael Rolfe replies to John McDonald's opinion piece claim of a crisis in NSW regional galleries.
From convict love tokens to Bitcoin
Creative Accounting exhibition tour wraps up.
A new Regional Gallery for Coffs Harbour
Plans are under way to deliver a new state-of-the-art regional gallery and central library for Coffs Harbour, as part of a new cultural and civic space.
Celebrating the success of pioneering Bathurst exhibition
"In the entire history of Australian regional galleries there has never been a show like The Unflinching Gaze: Photo Media & the Male Figure."
The National announces 2019 curators and exhibition dates
The curators for the second edition of The National: New Australian Art 2019 have been announced.
Project Curator - Call Out
Critical Animals Festival are calling out for a Project Curator to deliver their annual Critical Animals exhibition at The Lock-Up, as part of the This is Not Art Festival.
Firstdraft appoints a new General Manager
Firstdraft has announced the appointment of Amanda Haskard as the new General Manager.
Art Keepers Project
Lismore Regional Gallery’s imaginative model for public programming - building momentum and maintaining an audience for their new venue.
Verge Gallery appoints a new director
The University of Sydney Union has announced Tesha Malott as the new Director of Verge Gallery.
Myall Creek and beyond exhibition to commemorate 180th anniversary of massacre
The New England Regional Art Museum is developing a major new exhibition and a four-day long program to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek Massacre.
Gallery Lane Cove opens new artist studios
The newly refurbished Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios is the culmination of many years of community advocacy with the support of the Lane Cove Council.
NSW Visual Arts Fellowship shortlist announced
Ten NSW artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious $30,000 Create NSW & Artspace NSW Visual Arts Fellowship.
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