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New Director of Collections for Art Gallery of NSW The Art Gallery of NSW is pleased to announce that Suhanya Raffel has been appointed to the new role of Director of Collections. Ms Raffel comes to the Gallery from the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) where she was the deputy director of curatorial and collection development. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Simon Mordant reappointed as MCA chairman The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has announced that MCA Chairman Simon Mordant AM has been reappointed for a further three-year term. Simon has been a practising corporate adviser in Australia since 1984 having trained as a Chartered Accountant in London. In 2010, the Mordant's donated $15 million dollars to the MCA. Read more Published on 2013-05-13. News article from Australia.
Online now: Short documentary about Steve Peters, head of the AGNSW's packing room Unpacking the Archibald: a portrait of Steve is a seven-minute documentary tracking the rise of Steve Peters, Australia’s most unlikely art critic. It’s a short portrait of an ordinary man in an extraordinary situation. Steve Peters is the head of the Art Gallery of NSW’s packing room, and for 30 years has unpacked and processed every painting that is entered into the prestigious Archibald P Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Susa Templin wins International Welde Art Award for Photography 2013 This year’s winner of the International Welde Art Award for Photography 2013 is German photographer Susa Templin. Her series “Upside down Cities” convinced the jury. Also shortlisted were Johanna Diehl, Axel Hoedt, Niko Luoma, Susa Templin, Heinrich Voelkel. Read more Published on 2013-04-22. News article from Germany.
New Australian Pavilion at Venice Biennale given green light following excellent public and private support Minister for the Arts, The Hon Tony Burke MP has announced that public and private support for the new Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has exceeded $6 million after he confirmed the Australian Government will contribute $1 million through the Australia Council towards this landmark project. Read more Published on 2013-04-19. News article from Australia.
The Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale will feature work by Simryn Gill Sydney, Australia: The official Australian representation at the 55th International Art Exhibition comprises an exhibition of new works by Simryn Gill and is curated by Catherine de Zegher. Simryn Gill works in the realm of the ephemeral and the domestic, with its daily habits and repetitions. Through her images and collections of objects, she brings into play her, and our, everyday experiences. Read more Published on 2013-04-23. News article from Australia.
Object Designer In Residence: Eastern Weft FROM WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL, 2013 Through our collaboration with Workshopped, the Object Ground Floor has been transformed into a designer in residence studio. Over the next year, several talented designers will take up the challenge of exposing the design process and move into the space for 8–12 week periods. Read more Published on 2013-04-13. News article from Australia.
UNIT A anniversary celebration full of promise for bright artistic future UNIT A Contemporary Art Space celebrated its first anniversary in the downtown Fort Myers River District last Friday night. If the studio enjoys as much success in its second year as it has in its first, Fort Myers will be truly fortunate. Read more Published on 2013-04-13. News article from United States.	4 images
Australia Council releases stats on the Australian cultural industries Spending on visual arts and craft has grown 26% since 2004. With 11 million attendances annually, exhibitions draw bigger crowds than the footy (10 million). More than 1.65 million Australians attend Indigenous visual art exhibitions and events each year. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
One step closer to a new Australian Design Centre at Barangaroo Object: Australian Design Centre is currently in negotiations with Lend Lease for a new facility at Barangaroo South. “This is one of the biggest announcements in Object’s 48-year history... it significantly advances us towards the realisation of Object’s 2015 Vision to become the Australian Design Centre." Read more Published on 2013-04-06. News article from Australia.
Art Month Sydney attracts over 40,000 visitors As Art Month Sydney 2013 finishes this week, organisers are delighted to announce that the event has this year reached new heights, presenting the most ambitious and diverse program to date and welcoming record numbers into Sydney's art galleries. Over three weeks 300 events and exhibitions were presented, featuring 200 artists in over 100 art spaces across Sydney. Read more Published on News article from Australia.	4 images
Experimenta's 5th Biennial of Media Art to show at ISEA2013 Experimenta is excited to announce that Experimenta Speak to Me 5th International Biennial of Media Art will kick off its national tour at ISEA2013 (International Symposium on Electronic Art) in Sydney at the Powerhouse Museum. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Leading artist and curator win major visual arts awards Artist Tracey Moffatt and Curator Juliana Engberg were awarded the Australia Council Visual Arts Award and Medal respectively. Read more Published on 2013-03-06. News article from Australia.	2 images
Ausin Tung Gallery Closes After eighteen months and sixteen exhibitions the Ausin Tung Gallery in Prahran has closed it’s doors to allow resources to be available to the Australia China Art Foundation (ACAF) artist based programs. Established by philanthropist Yashian Schauble, the gallery was a bridge between contemporary art scenes in China and Australia. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Joan Fontcuberta wins 2013 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography Congratulations to Joan Fontcuberta, who today was announced as the winner of the prestigious 2013 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. One of Spain’s most prominent and innovative artists, Fontcuberta is best known for exploring the intersection between art, science, and illusion. Read more Published on News article from United States.
Last Chance to Get Martin Parr’s Life’s a Beach Now is your chance to get to one of the few remaining copies available of Martin Parr’s Life’s a Beach. This ultra-collectible limited edition presents Parr’s photos of beachgoers on far-flung shores the world over. Each copy, signed and numbered by the artist, is presented in a slipcase featuring ninety-six four-color images inserted into die-cut slots to resemble a photo album. Read more Published on News article from United States.	8 images
Barry Keldoulis appointed CEO and Group Fairs Director of Sydney Contemporary and Melbourne Art Fair Sydney, Australia: Respected Australian art identity Barry Keldoulis has been appointed CEO and Group Fairs Director of Art Fairs Australia Pty Ltd, the presenting company behind the new Sydney Contemporary art fair, launching this September, and the Melbourne Art Fair. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Acclaimed Japanese audio-visual artist to present large-scale installation and free concert at Carriageworks Carriageworks and ISEA2013 in association with Vivid Sydney to present Australian premiere of work by acclaimed Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda Read more Published on News article from Australia.	2 images
CCP Fundraiser: Simryn Gill - Limited Edition Print Now is the time to acquire a significant work by this internationally renowned Australian artist, representing Australia at the 2013 VENICE BIENNALE. Simryn Gill has generously made available her iconic A small town at the turn of the century #5 1999–2001/2010 for CCP's Limited Edition Print (2010). Hand printed by master printer Sandra Barnard in an edition of only 12 photographs. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Mathew Lynn wins 2013 Archibald Packing Room Prize for his portrait of Tara Moss Blue Mountains artist Mathew Lynn has been awarded the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2013 Archibald Prize for his portrait of writer Tara Moss. Tara Moss is a novelist, television presenter, journalist and former model. Since 1999 she has written nine best-selling novels, which have been published in 18 countries in 12 languages. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
2013 Archibald, Wynne & Sulman winners Del Kathryn Barton has won this year's Archibald Prize for her portrait of Hugo Weaving. This year, the 92nd year of the Archibald Prize, there were 868 entries, along with 773 entries for the Wynne and 626 entries for the Sulman. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
Patricia Mullins awarded Dromkeen Medal 2012 Artist Patricia Mullins will be awarded the 2012 Dromkeen Medal in a presentation at the State Library of Victoria, the new home of the Scholastic Dromkeen Children’s Literature Collection. Patricia is an award-winning author and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books including Hattie and the fox, V for vanishing: an alphabet of endangered animals, and Lightning Jack. Read more Published on 2013-03-18. News article from Australia.
China builds yet another mega art complex Dezeen magazine reports that development has commenced on the Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects. Set on the edge of a lake, the project features a theatre and art museum. Each building looks like a group of flower petals, curving around a central plaza, interspersed with lawns, terraces and pathways. Read more Published on News article from China.	7 images
Artworks by Insects Entymologist Steven R Kutcher makes artworks from bug footprints, by letting them walk all over this canvases. Commissioned by Steven Spielberg in the 1980s Read more Published on News article from United States.	6 images
Unit A's new member is artist Jonas Striner UNIT A gives exclusive sneak peek at guest artist Jonas Stirner during Artwalk March 1. 2013. Read more Published on 2013-03-08. News article from United States.
Marcus Jansen - Finalist at The International Art Prize Arte Laguna 2013 – Venice The Italian Cultural Association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art), in collaboration with Arte Laguna, organized the Seventh Edition of the International Art Prize “Arte Laguna”, aimed at promoting and enhancing contemporary art. List of Finalists: www.artelagunaprize.com/12.13/painting_section.pdf Read more Published on 2013-03-08. News article from Italy.
Art Gallery of New South Wales set to double in size The Art Gallery of New South Wales has unveiled a strategic vision and masterplan to transform itself into an art museum for the 21st century, with a proposal for a major expansion and renewed focus on serving a global audience. Read more Published on 2013-03-06. News article from Australia.
NEW FLAGSHIP SERIES 'MCA ON THE ROCKS: IDEAS SHAKEN AND STIRRED' The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) announces MCA on The Rocks, a talk show inspired series stirring up a cocktail of ideas. Some of Sydney’s most dynamic thinkers and personalities are invited to host a season of conversations using MCA exhibitions as a starting point. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
ONE MILLION MCA VISITORS IN LESS THAN A YEAR The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) reached a record-breaking 1,000,000 visitors eleven months after reopening. Read more Published on News article from Australia.
MCA UNVEILS FIRST WORK PURCHASED THROUGH THE NEW MCA FOUNDATION The first work to be purchased funds from the MCA Foundation, a major work by Gordon Bennett titled Home Decor (Relative/Absolute) flowers for Mathinna #2 (1999), had just been unveiled in the level 2 Galleries alongside other works in Volume One: MCA Collection. It contains a multitude of references, many taken from Australia's colonial art history. Read more Published on News article from Australia.