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An Earth scientist reviews Julian Charrière’s new exhibition spanning volcanoes, glacial rocks, and humans’ short yet impactful role in geological time.
Johannesburg’s inner city has seen a surge in creative hub development, driven by artists with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Designed for purpose over profit, these DIY spaces thrive in cities, involve local neighbourhoods in storytelling, and build new possible worlds.
Mbare Art Space has transformed an oppressive colonial building with a vision for the future that’s built on sustainable art practice.
An increasing number of galleries are asking what it takes to be welcoming and engaging for the younger generation. Here’s how they’re rising to the challenge.
In many museums, children’s only access to information is through labels tailored to adult ways of viewing art.
A lot of how we experience art comes down to reading between the lines. But is it okay to just bring your own meaning to the table, or is understanding the artist and other perspectives important?
Harsh punishments are unlikely to deter them.
The art gallery can be a great place to talk about nudity with children. Here’s how to start the conversation, and answer their questions.
Shelley Lasica was the first dance artist represented by an Australian commercial gallery. But how do you stage an exhibition on dance?
The sensitivity of the exhibition’s themes, coupled with low lighting, seems to demand quiet in the space. In this silence, you hear the gentle chiming of hand-blown glass.
Give children credit, agency and listen to them and you will have a successful visit.
The exhibition celebrates and interrogates the cultural afterlives of Victorian Britain.
There’s one simple rule when buying First Nations art or crafts: the more information the better.
A new exhibition pays homage to the king of sequins, who combines detailed, traditional techniques with unconventional materials.
Sydney Modern at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is a spectacular achievement – but going forward, funding is required for more than rammed earth, glass, bricks and mortar.
Climate protesters are destabilizing the idea that public galleries are safe spaces for works of art, held in public trust.
The ‘Sydney Modern expansion’ seems a fitting description of a building that effectively doubles the size of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Gallerist and writer Robert Huggins and his wife, the artist Helen Lieros, have passed away. But their lives are a testament to what kind of impact one African art gallery can have.
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Visual Artist and Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer of Art History, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor, Harvard University
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Professor in Art, Curtin University
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Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
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Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Art History, University of Guelph
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Master of Art in Gallery and Museum Management Program Director, Western Colorado University
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Chair of Art in the Environment, University of the Arts London
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Senior Research Fellow, Urban Living & Society, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Griffith University