Australia
Sector shock as regional arts body closes
Regional and remote artists and companies will suffer with the closure of an organisation which has supported them for over…
Quilty on hate, art and the death penalty
An exhibition includes the last paintings made by Myuran Sukumaran before his execution in a message against the death penalty…
Vernon Ah Kee: Not an animal or a plant
While this exhibition lands a political wallop, it also raises questions more broadly of critical engagement through contemporary art.
10 ways to work smarter, not harder this year
Working hard is not the same as being effective. Reorient your work style and you can have both ease and…
Life drawing modelling, undressed
Erections, snootiness and perverts: we investigate the misconceptions about being a life drawing model.
The soft-glove politics of Indigenous festival programming
How important is Indigenous programming within festival culture, and has it moved beyond mere box-tick politics.
Writers miss out on e-book payments
When libraries lend books to the public, authors and publishers receive remuneration from the Government under the Lending Rights schemes,…
Building arts in the suburbs
When arts companies focus their activities on the inner city, the suburbs that could benefit most from the arts miss…
Richer opportunity for green artists
An art competition promoting sustainability offers a double win for Brisbane artists: create works from cheap (or free) environmentally-friendly materials…
Inspirational portraits of music bringing kids out of poverty
From the slums of Venezuela to the Inuit community in Greenland, the El Sistema music program is breaking cycles of…