Vol 30 no 4 (December 2010) Editor Stephanie Britton 

December: STIRRING II 

Provocative essays asking questions about •  the effect of the 'art as research' model in our universities • the world of private art museums •  a design-led society in Australia • art and sport - odd bedfellows? • importance of the Pacific region now • identifying Indigenous secret sacred material •  the attention given by artists to the lives of insects • colour, the brain and 'theory' 

Also •  image based artist profiles • portable mobile content and the public • new art books reviewed • thirty years of contemporary Australian publishing - an analysis of where the art has been and where it is going • Exposed at the Tate Gallery reviewed. 

Authors include: Jane Goodall, Kevin Murray, Juliette Peers, Felicity Fenner, Djon Mundine, Peter Hill, Donald Brook.

 2011 issues:

Diaspora: guest editor Lisa Havilah

 The movement of individuals and cultures across nations is increasingly fluid. What impact do the shifting cultures of Australia have on contemporary visual arts practice? A number of international exhibitions which have highlighted the importance of artistic production by diasporic artists to the evolving geography of global contemporary art have focused on diaspora as an experience and a process. Artists from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America bring with them attachments to home as they move elsewhere for political, social or economic reasons and this process becomes central to their creative practice. What are the uses and misuses of the concept of diaspora in Australia? How does that relate to that particularly Australian term - multiculturalism?  Do we over-determine the cultural identities of artists?

Artlink Indigenous: guest editor Daniel Browning.

A bumper annual survey of current developments and issues in this rich and diverse field. Details to come.

Surveillance: guest co-editors Natalie King and Virginia Fraser

The camera as a tool of intrusion into private space. The rapid upward curve of technological capability to eavesdrop on people. Newsgathering by amateurs on mobile phones. Biometrics and scenarios in the public arena. The right to privacy vs fears of terrorism; increased conservatism of society vs the power of individuals to record and produce imagery. Implications of continuous change for photographers and video makers. Artists being watched/prosecuted for potential breaches of ‘community standards’ eg perceived pornographic imagery or depictions of children.

 Colour and bio-art: editor Stephanie Britton

 New science on the visible and invisible colour spectrum in humans, animals, fish, insects throws light on contemporary artistic works, putting 19^th and 20^th Century colour experiments in printmaking, textiles, light and painting in a new context. Emotional/mood effects of colour, symbolism in different cultures, the gender of colour, industrial, commercial and military uses of colour branding. Illusionary effects, synaesthaesia, art therapy, healing with colours. Printing - the reduction of colour range in raster grid used now in digital processes. The effect of the increase of colour blindness in people today in the industrial world. We will invite writings by artists and scientists as well as art writers. 

Writers' guidelines

Artlink is open to a very wide range of writers throughout Australia. We encourage writers to contact us if they are interested in contributing. Artlink rarely accepts unsolicited manuscripts.

Because Artlink is a themed magazine which tries to make art relevant across society, we often need to find contributors who have expert knowledge of subjects outside of the art area who can put the work of artists in a broader context.

Write to or email the editor with your CV and one or two examples of previous published writing plus a list of published articles.

We can provide you with our upcoming themes. We offer $300 per 1,000 words. We expect writers to source the images for articles and liaise with artists or galleries for permission to use the images in the print and online versions.