Australia
A plethora of gallery activities
New galleries, reopenings and pop-ups, plus an Australian gallery to exhibit First Nations art in New York.
Funny Tonne – part two, MICF 2024
The second batch of top reviews from the Funny Tonne, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's fledgling reviewers for 2024.
Book review: Plot Twist, Jana Firestone
A self-help guide to surviving life’s curveballs.
Ballet review: Carmen, Sydney Opera House
A rethinking of 'Carmen' reflects on gender power structures in a brilliant performance for our times.
Book trailers: moveable blurbs on screen
Book trailers are visual shortcuts and can be part of a targeted marketing plan.
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
Comedy review: Jessi Ryan: Functional Bottom, Club Voltaire, MICF 2024
An entertaining and shocking debut that takes you through a year in the life of medical drama, sex and relationships.
$60 million revitalisation for National Gallery Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Australia has announced a Sculpture Garden Design Competition to bring this asset into the 21st century.
Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024
Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.
Comedy review: Geraldine Hickey, Don't Tease Me About My Gloves, Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024
Don't tease her and don't say 'oh yeah' when Hickey tells you why she's wearing gloves...