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Outside the Square
Outsider Art? The term spanks of marginalization and disempowerment. Indeed this form of art has been known by many names,…
Crossover the road my friend
This week London's Medieval Baebes will be jetting across the Atlantic to begin their scarcely anticipated Canadian tour, but it's…
Play it again, Sam
The practice of borrowing from older works to create new ones is well-established among artists. And contemporary performers and artists…
But is it ethical?
According to Thomas Shanks, S.J., executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: "Ethics is intimately bound up with…
Intellectual fakes
On November 23 and 24 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Italy's Ministry of Productive Activities and the Italian Institute…
Spect-actor power
As a young man during the 1950s and 60s, Brasilian director Augusto Boal wanted to use theater as a means…
Puppets, politics and the internet
Are the arts taken seriously in Australia? This seems to be an eternal debate, that can only be judged by…
Finders keepers
Tangible and intangible cultural materials - art, craft, artefacts and human remains - have been hot property since the earliest…
Right time for TBA
Portland's festival of time-based art is as much about building cultural bridges and extending a hand to the global community,…
Artist, administrator, academic. Who is the real Peter Matthews?
The University of Ballarat, Arts Academy is located right in the centre of the Ballarat township, inserted in the middle…