Australia

Patricia Piccinini on running an ARI
Numerous artists get their start by taking on an artist-run-space. One of Australia’s most celebrated, Patricia Piccinini shares her lessons,…

Review: Fallen, fortyfivedownstairs
An institution for women set up by Charles Dickens in the 1840s was the inspiration of this production by She…

Marieke Hardy on making art anonymously
From public figure to anonymous creator and back again, Marieke Hardy stepped into the public sphere as Artistic Director of…

New study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
Research shows that when employees can’t concentrate, they tend to communicate less. They may even become indifferent to their coworkers.

Review: No one is watching you: Ronnie van Hout, Buxton Contemporary
In an era where the idea of surveillance can lead to notions of paranoia, discomfort and invasion of personal space…

Review: So Fine – Contemporary women artists make Australian history, National Portrait Gallery
Rewriting the history of women into biography and portraiture in an erudite, nuanced and patient exhibition at the National Portrait…

Vale Charles Blackman – Australia says goodbye to an Antipodean legend
A portrait of him won the Archibald Prize in 1966, a Melbourne hotel was named after him, and he even…

Review: Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Chamber Singers – Path of Miracles
‘Now and evermore’ becomes manifest in this 21st-century choral work.

Review: Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Series, AGWA
Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series blends fact and fiction at Art Gallery of Western Australia.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Both Chunky Move and Expressions Dance Company's ADs step down, Board changes for Opera Queensland, new Artist Assoc for Australian…