Australia
Book review: The Dogs, John Hughes
An ambitious and complex novel of love, life and death from a Miles Franklin shortlisted author.
Exit interview: Brett Sheehy, MTC
After nine years as Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Sheehy has stepped down from the role. What next?
How games can become our greatest artform
At his recent keynote at Melbourne International Games Week, Albert Chessa argued that there was a way for games to…
On the Move: latest sector appointments
New Chair for Creative Economy Taskforce, Carriageworks appoints Director, First Nations Programs, and more.
So you want my arts job: Museum Program Producer
Creating museum science experience for a broad spectrum audience, at Sydney Observatory Catherine Polcz is charged with creating awe.
Canberra aspires to be nation’s arts capital
The plan for the national capital to become the arts capital has been kicked off with a $10M budget boost.
Phoenix festival rises from the Fringe
Melbourne Fringe’s program has been reinvented, with 55 in-person shows swiftly adapted for digital performance.
ICYMI: the week's arts news
Opera comes to Cockatoo Island, mental health day streaming, phone art, jazz in WA, plus more arts news.
Making an arts advocacy plan
With the next federal election likely for the first quarter of 2022, arts organisations are gearing up for big impact.
A COVID impact report that isn’t ‘all bad’
New data shows 15% of NSW cultural venues are mildly impacted, while 70% show loss of income from closures.