Australia
Patricia Piccinini talks about care and control in her new balloon Skywhalepapa
‘It is more than the objects – it is a culture,’ said Patricia Piccinini, of her Skywhale family, and their…
Must see performing arts of 2021: Part Two – dance and circus
Our Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts selects more of the shows he’s most excited to see in 2021.
Why ‘the witch of Kings Cross’ Rosaleen Norton was a groundbreaking bohemian
A self proclaimed witch, trailblazing Norton was an under-appreciated cultural touchstone of 20th century Australia, until now, thanks to a…
First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders,…
50th anniversary of dot painting finds fresh connections at Parrtjima
With a 300-million-year-old tradition of storytelling turning to the latest light projection technology and youth vernacular, Australians can find renewed…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Thrive offers grants of up to $10,000 for Deaf & Disabled artists, nominations announced for Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, Regional…
How four Indigenous composers reshaped musical history
Four Indigenous composers demonstrate how a piano – an artefact of colonisation – can be a tool for unification.
Calling ambitious artists to lead contemporary textile practice forward
No longer boxed in by traditional boundaries, contemporary textiles present as a dynamic and bold frontier nurtured by the Wangaratta…
Orchestral body calls for JobKeeper subsidy to be extended
Australia's symphony orchestras provided 2,644 jobs (2,115 of them to artists) in 2019. Symphony Services Australia is now calling for…
Laura Jean McKay wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced online, with Laura Jean McKay’s prescient story about a novel virus taking out…