Australia

Adelaide Festival Centre theatres to temporarily close in 2025
Upgrades to the Space Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse and Festival Theatre from July 2025 onwards mean the theatres will be dark…

Opportunities and awards
Matched funding opportunities, plus shortlist and nominees unveiled for Emerging Writers' Awards, Art Music Awards, National Architecture Awards and Bowness…

Exhibition review: Together Again: Clara Adolphs, Ngununggula
An ambitious exhibition that explores the human condition through painted found images.

$1.2 million boost for public art recognising women
The Victorian Government has committed funds to public art focused on women in Victoria.

Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland
Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.

Theatre review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
The MTC's take on Williams' 20th century classic impresses, but lacks genuine menace.

2026 Adelaide Biennial recruits Ellie Buttrose as curator
The role will be a victorious homecoming for curator Ellie Buttrose after she assisted the Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore at…

Book review: The Mires, Tina Makereti
Set in the near future, the novel tracks a small community through explorations of place, ideology and ecology.

Exhibition review: Materiality...but not as we know it, CMAG
Thought-provoking exhibition looks at materiality and function.

Theatre review: Hare Brain, Claremont Show Grounds, Perth
Inanimate objects came to life in this rendition of the hare and the tortoise tale.