Australia

Peter Day – a creative chameleon with an activist heart
Not just one of Australia’s great public art practitioners, this ten year survey demonstrates that Day is right on point…

Review: Things I Know To Be True, Belvoir Theatre (NSW)
An amusing family drama by Andrew Bovell that shows the cracks in picture-perfect Australian suburbia.

Review: Rafiq Bhatia, The Jazzlab/MIJF (VIC)
The visceral harmonies of jazz and drone metal come together in true fusion.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New staff for PICA, a new Director for Bendigo Art Gallery, Melbourne Recital Centre's new Chair announced, and more.

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
From Queen's Honours to new cultural precincts in Tassie and conferences and festivals announced, it was a busy but short…

Is there still a digital opportunity for cultural institutions?
In their rush for 'digital transformations', cultural institutions may have lost important experiences and missed their chance to be more…

What Jessica Bridgfoot has planned for Bendigo
Announced as incoming Director of Bendigo Art Gallery, Jessica Bridgfoot has a clear vision for growing the gallery, despite her…

Review: A Forest, Dark Mofo (TAS)
Featuring works by a range of artists, A Forest is like a giant crumbling 21st century haunted house for adults.

Review: Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five thousand, Sydney Opera House
A showcase of the extraordinary athleticism of Bangarra's dancers and a celebration of their rich history in this land.

Review: RocoColonial, Hazelhurst Arts Centre
Artist and curator Gary Carsley presents a political and aesthetic mash up of two of the great historical moments, but…