Kaldor Public Art Projects

Congratulations to Jonathan Jones, who has won the 2018 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship for visual arts.

13 Rooms performer Aimar Pérez Galí will perform his work 'Sweating the discourse: an embodied critique' as part of 'Corporeality', a performative symposium at Museum Folkwang in Essen this September. Galí performed Xavier Le Roy's work 'Untitled, 2012' for Project 27. https://bit.ly/2PS5egf
Photos: Mara Arteaga / Jamie North

A new public artwork by Archie Moore featuring 28 First Nations flags is now on display at Sydney Airport, presented in collaboration with Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

"When we wrapped the Reichstag, the first critic the New York Times sent was not an art critic but an architecture critic." Christo speaks with Dezeen on his groundbreaking projects with Jeanne-Claude.

How can we support visual arts education, inside and out of the classroom? Read about our recent video conference with NSW schools facilitated by the NSW Department of Education https://bit.ly/2OCNwfD . Photo: Thirza Sumampouw

Jonathan Jones has unveiled a new work at ACCA - Australian Centre for Contemporary Art celebrating the Australian budgerigar. Read this excellent write-up by The Sydney Morning Herald: https://bit.ly/2PbOxfN

Congratulations to Nicola Gunn, whose new play 'Working with Children' will debut with Melbourne Theatre Company on 30 August. Described as funny and subversive, 'Working with Children' examines the regulations in place to protect children from dark emotions and the vulnerability of reality. . Nicola Gunn was a resident artist during Project 30: Marina Abramović: In Residence.

We were overwhelmed by the response to Jonathan Jones' call-out for gawurra (feathers). Read Jonathan's personal thank you to all who contributed and find out what's next! https://bit.ly/2vTeEPH

Congratulations to Bill Viola, whose work will be shown in the first major exhibition of video art at the Royal Academy of Arts, alongside drawings by Michelangelo.

A fascinating article about installing Nam June Paik's 'TV Clock'—complete with 1980s televisions—in a gallery in 2018.

Marina Abramovic Institute + BkkArtBiennale are looking for artists and facilitators to be part of a new project with Marina Abramović.

We're in the final days of Jonathan Jones' call-out for gawurra (feathers)! Make sure you post your feathers by the end of July 🍂 & catch up on the artist's guest blogs on all things Australian birds here: https://bit.ly/2v0RdDB ✨

Matt Poll has written a fantastic article for Artlink Magazine about Indigenous artists and curators refiguring the authority of museums and galleries in Australia. Featuring Jonathan Jones' #barrangaldyara (skin and bones)!

Did you know the palm cockatoo is one of only a few animals to use tools? Artist Jonathan Jones takes us through some of the rare and wonderful species that make Australia 'the land of parrots', during our final weeks of collecting feathers! https://bit.ly/2KP0M2Z

Applications close this Friday 29 July for our Archive Collection Curator role! https://bit.ly/2abhV30 ✨ Image: Black and white photo contact sheet, Project 5: Moorman + Paik, performances in and around the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1976

Congratulations to past project artist Ugo Rondinone, who has been commissioned to create a major new outdoor sculpture in Liverpool in conjunction with Tate Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial.

What a wonderful response we've had to Jonathan Jones' call-out for native Australian bird feathers! There are just a few weeks left to send in your collections 🍂 https://bit.ly/2FL1U5r