Australia
Treasure Trove: why defunding Trove leaves Australia poorer
The National Library of Australia's metadata map Trove faces funding cuts, which has led to an outpouring of support on…
What went wrong at the Melbourne Art Fair?
To those with an insider’s view of the Australian commercial art marketplace, the demise of the Melbourne Fair came as…
Dja Dja Wurrung barks are Australian art – the British Museum should return them
The British Museum owns a number of priceless pieces of Aboriginal art, and claim they’re the best possible home for…
Arts to come in innovation policy, says Minister
The absence of the arts from the recent Government Innovation statement is not the last word, says the Minister for…
Scientists now curating Mona
David Walsh hopes to prove that art has an evolution based in biology in a new Mona exhibition On the…
The Young King
Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale is brought to vivid life in this inventive new Slingsby production.
The Events
David Greig’s script is excellent, but it’s the presence of a different choir on stage every night that truly makes…
Romeo and Juliet
Despite great moments, this production lacks the emotional depth you crave from Romeo and Juliet.
Surveying the diversity of book reviews
The Stella Prize is extending its initiatives to increase media and review coverage of authors from diverse backgrounds.
Concerto Italiano
Honesty, simplicity, beauty and integrity delivered in spades.