Australia
Health-based arts programs fall through the cracks
Victorian community arts programs are feeling the pinch four months after funding cuts swept the sector.
Industry sets out arts election policy wishlist
The Arts Industry Council (Victoria) is hoping next month's election will get arts on the agenda.
Whose arts policy will Victorians vote for?
Melbourne’s live music scene, graffiti policies, privatisation, funding, international opportunities and a new arts agency are all on the agenda…
When MONA meets Matthew
MONA is going to be the grand venue for acclaimed visual artist Matthew Barney’s first solo Australian exhibition.
Is art a commodity?
Speculation, flipping, bid rigging and guarantees all serve to bolster the global art market, but at what cost to transparency?
Curriculum review lacks artistic eye
A review of the Australian school curriculum recommends a major overhaul of arts education but does the arts sector agree?
Impossible questions all architects hate
How much will it cost? Can I move in before Christmas? What will it look like? Architects discuss why they…
Why Melbourne doesn’t need a circus festival
Why try and establish a new festival in an already crowded metropolis, when the birthplace of contemporary circus is just…
Women hit glass ceiling in gallery jobs
Where are the women running Australia's major galleries?
Kudos: this week's award winners
The world's biggest stencil art prize has been awarded to an Australian artist.