Australia
Fear and intimidation as Yore banned, Henson withdraws
Paul Yore has had work banned from Sydney Contemporary and been charged in Victoria. Bill Henson has withdrawn under pressure…
Going home to intuit Melbourne's Festival personality
The new Creative Director of Melbourne Festival reflects on the festival's contribution to the cultural landscape of Melbourne.
Gentrification trades affordability for opportunity
Inner cities suburbs are now they providing funky venues and developers with an art budget.
I, Malvolio
This Shakespeare-inspired one man show successfully hits the sweet spot between comedy and pain.
Piano installation to strike major key
More than twenty ‘street pianos’ will dot Melbourne in January 2014 in art work that encourages public music-making.
Twitter isn’t the future of the novel
At the 2013 Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), author Teju Cole made the case for Twitter as the future of the…
Public art opportunity
Artists are invited to transform George Street with public art in the centre of Sydney.
New model for artists’ payment
The perennial problem of underpayment for visual artists has been addressed in a new set of guidelines by Visual Artists…
The Men My Mother Loved
Tommy Bradson is a consummate storyteller, and the ‘poet and provocateur’ label suits him to a T.
Spiegeltent gone, jobs axed as Arts Centre Melbourne faces budget blowout
Spiegeltent is gone and artistic programming is set to suffer at Melbourne's flagship venue as the troubled organisation undertakes significant…