Australia
Why we need sensitivity, generosity and kindness in the arts
The arts sector can sometimes feel cut-throat, with qualities such as vulnerability, sensitivity and kindness coming a poor second to…
Review: William Tell by Victorian Opera, Palais Theatre
Victorian Opera has gone where other Australian companies fear to tread, and emerged all the better for it.
Why vulnerability in live storytelling is crucial for connectedness
The overwhelmingly positive response to Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix comedy special Nannette is confirmation that audiences crave stories that are honest…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New position appointments for Gertrude Contemporary, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Asialink, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, TasDance and more.
Review: Capture or Kill by Tom Marcus, Macmillan Publishers
By choosing to write realistically about a contemporary problem Marcus has posed an important ethical question.
Review: Border Districts by Gerald Murnane, Giramondo Publishing
This novel features the unselfconscious musings of a mildly eccentric man about to enter happily into early old age.
Review: Design for Life: Grant and Mary Featherston, Heide Museum of Modern Art
You might not know it, but you must have had a Featherston in your life at some point, as this…
Calling for entries for the $30,000 Dobell Drawing Prize
Be part of a new national conversation around drawing. The Dobell Drawing Prize has been revived as part of a…
Fifield announces $100,000 to grow cultural links with Singapore
Minister Fifield’s office has announced over $100,000 to support growing cultural links with Singapore, across four key projects.
Art fair and Barangaroo Authority announce three major art commissions
Sydney Contemporary has partnered with Barangaroo Delivery Authority to deliver three major site-specific commissioned art works this August.