Australia
Galleries are our anchors amid COVID closures
Persistent, intermittent COVID gallery closures reveal what we miss most about their spaces and why they matter so much.
Book review: Second City, edited by Catriona Menzies-Pike and Luke Carman, Giramondo
A plurality of voices in and around Western Sydney dispels preconceived ideas and prejudices about the region.
Opera Australia thrown $4 million lifeline by Federal Government
Ten organisations to date have received support from the $35 million COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.
On the Move: more appointments and departures
Brown’s Mart’s AD announces impending departure, meet WASO’s new CEO, and MCA appoints new Director and more.
Gutted by Government: new report shows fading optimism at a grand scale
Keeping Creative is a new report that pits state and federal government responses to COVID relief for the arts, against…
Get on Board: how governance experience can help you and the sector
If you’re interested in joining the board of an arts organisation but not sure where to start, here are some…
Opera Australia postpones Phantom of the Opera until 2022
Advance ticket sales of $20M could not save the blockbuster musical from the real phantom stalking our arts centres: COVID-19.
Lockdown care package: resources you need now
From things to stream this weekend, others to keep the kids creatively engaged, mental health resources to lean on, and…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Festival news in the wake of lockdowns, major survey of studio clay practice, new art space for Hobart, new theatre…
A future-focused conversation around disability and inclusion
Featuring keynote speaker S. J. Norman, a First Nations artist of Wiradjuri descent, the full program for Arts Activated 2021…