The southern lights have inspired artists for more then 200 years. Here are some of the best examples from across the decades.
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Gina Reinhart shouldn’t ask for her portrait to come down – but King Charles III probably should have sent his back.
There’s no escaping generative AI as it infiltrates our workplaces and daily lives. Learning what these tools can do will help you understand their full impact.
Sammy Baloji’s work allows us to revisit the DRC’s past and explore how art can help us understand decolonisation.
Making films meets many needs of young people by combining the learning of soft skills, computer literacy and artistic expression.
Encourage your child to make their own paintbrushes or draw everyday objects in huge sizes. Or try a portrait without taking their marker off the page.
From the kitchen to the bedroom and bathroom, here are five creative ideas to try in every room of the house.
You can set up a studio space on the dining table or the floor. One way to encourage your child to begin creating is to place freshly sharpened pencils in a jar.
In the age of AI image generation, believing your own eyes may not hold the same weight it once used to.
People in our experiments liked art by women – but believed women’s paintings are less attractive for investment.
This year’s winning Archibald Prize portrait, Moby Dickens by Blak Douglas, encapsulates the justifiable rage felt by people living in flooded Bundjalung country
Even before the pandemic, access to arts programs and qualified instructors varied greatly among schools and districts.
Beyond creativity and thinking skills, arts education will help you enhance your communication and expressive skills, as well as boosting your confidence and self-esteem.
The condition challenges the centuries-old idea that all great artists are able to envision what they’re drawing.
It’s 100 years since the Art Gallery of NSW first held the Archibald Prize. Though loathed by some critics, it is an annual snapshot of the kind of society we are, and who our heroes might be.
Stuttgart flies under the radar as a tourist destination but it is a treasure trove of Expressionist art and works that exemplify post-war modernity.
A new film ignores some of the most striking details of the man who sold a fake Vermeer to the Nazis.
Street artist Rone’s return to his home town gallery is sure to draw crowds — but his definition of ‘beauty’ is conventional and narrow.
Do you see a fearsome predator? A fragile icon of impending extinction? What these arctic giants have stood for in art has continually evolved.
50 years ago Art News published Linda Nochlin’s essay, Why have there been no great women artists? It would change how we see art and its institutions, and still reverberates today.
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Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Course Leader and Fine Art Programme Director, University of the Arts London
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Honorary Lecturer, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University
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Lecturer and researcher in Plant Humanities, UNSW Sydney
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Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra
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Professor in Art, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in History & Theory of Art & Design, Bath Spa University
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Professor in Art History, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor, DVCE Portfolio, Deakin University
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Junior Research Fellow in Art History, University of Oxford
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Professor emerita of the Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds
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Artist, Curator, Producer, RMIT University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
