Australia

Kudos: Latest awards and prizes
Chamber music, women writers, dancers, and online content creators are recognised this week.

Winners 2015 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes
From notoriety to celebrity - past Sulman Winner takes the 2015 Archibald Prize with a portrait of his barrister, while…

Primavera chooses artists who rejuvenate ancient cultures
Artists chosen for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)'s Primavera Exhibition explore cultural links with ancient cultures, Indigenous, migrant and…

The digital future is offline (so don't roll turds in glitter)
Have we reached the peak of our fascination with technology? The future cherishes the human touch, smell and all.

Hamlet
Bell Shakespeare’s latest production successfully marries court intrigue with cold war politics.

Tips for performing to digital natives
Rowdy, disruptive, lacking in manners and attention spans – the clichés about school-aged audiences are many and varied, but they're…

Moneybag: Latest money news
Find out more about the $120,000 on offer for the next Australian musical success stories.

Something Special, Something Rare
Black Inc's latest anthology is a wonderful selection of short stories by Australian women.

Australia needs to remain a culturally ambitious nation
Original Australian work, not majors performing classic repertoire, is what distinguishes our nation's cultural contribution to the world.

What else? The next stage of arts online
Smart cultural organisations are moving beyond online archiving and social media to make digital media part of their creative process.