Australia

Are local artists enough to save our festivals without international headliners?
Can 'hyperlocal' arts programming save Australiaās previously thriving festival scene? Or are audiences still looking for the big names from…

Dance Review: Sydney Dance Company's Impermanence
The meaning of āimpermanenceā has changed over the past year, personally and globally.

Exhibition Review: Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions
Relating to the autonomy of scientific and religious realms, this exhibition presents myriad forms of encounter with the world and…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Opera Australia CEO steps down, Creative Producer appointed at No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability, Metro Arts announces familiar General…

Exhibition Review: Dark Moon Rising and For the Sake of Love
These two exhibitions now on at Contemporary Art From the Margins cuts through stereotypes.

On Art, Activism and Empathy: George Gittoes and Luke Cornish
Having both worked in zones of conflict, Gittoes and Cornish speak with ArtsHub about their use of art as a…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Green light for Parramatta Powerhouse, Dark MoFo announces dates, LGBTI tattoo art, Women Out West + more arts news.

The future for exhibition openings in a digital post-COVID world
As galleries moved online in the pandemic some found tools that would bring them to new audiences while others missed…

Itās time for a new museum dedicated to the fighters of the Frontier Wars
Australia's most important war was fought for 140 years between Aboriginal peoples and the colonists who wanted their land. It's…

#ArtsMatters campaign launched in lead-up to WA election
With Western Australiaās state election looming, the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has launched a digital campaign to help…