Australia

A Companion from the National Portrait Gallery
A well-designed book opens the world of a too-often neglected national treasure.

Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
Participants at the National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its failure to adequately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Broken
Characters and setting alike are dangerous, bare and hypnotically beautiful, Broken should be seen across Australia.

Suicide risk increased by working in the arts
Sound technicians, roadies & stage crews may be more at risk of depression and suicide than their peers according to…

Cairns artists call for Abbott’s head
A group of musicians are using art as protest and controversially calling for the beheading of Tony Abbott.

Want to smash the glass ceiling? It’s time for some DIY.
There is a great deal woman can do to address the gender disparity in museum leadership.

VIVID Sydney 2015 program shines
Now the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, this year VIVID expands to three new precincts.

Arts funding in Australia: the coming crunch
UK arts analyst John Kieffer warns Australia could be headed for a British-style funding crunch

Gift grows gift: Olsen donates painting inspired by Streeton
Neil Balnaves gifted a Streeton to Mosman Art Gallery in 2012 hoping to grow philanthropy. This gift by Olsen is…

Former gallery guide leaves $8 million bequest
The NGA unveils the Alan Boxer Bequest, 19 iconic paintings for twentieth-century Australian art, bolstering its holdings.