Australia

How the arts fared in this year's Australia Day Honours
The arts did better this year with Australia Day Honours, pipping the number administered for service to sports. We take…

Why weren’t there any great women artists? In gratitude to Linda Nochlin
Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay was a scathing and detailed analysis of how and why white bourgeois men were 'great' while…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
General Manager appointed at Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, ActNow Theatre announces Artistic Director, and more.

Book Review: Road Rage by Fred Guilhaus
Road Rage – the stories of five cyclists and the person who mowed them down.

Music Review: Cycles, Sydney Chamber Choir (Sydney Festival)
Seasons, stars and the scent of eucalyptus trees.

Music Review: The Masque of the Red Death (MONA FOMA)
When gothic horror meets gothic humour, it’s gotta be MONA FOMA.

$9M for COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund recipients
The Melbourne Art Foundation, NIDA, MSO, and the Museum of Contemporary Art are the first recipients in the Federal Government’s…

Tour these American museums virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic
While we are unable to physically travel, a global digital pivot means that we can still visit some of the…

Exhibition Review: Djillong Dumularra, Artspace (Sydney Festival)
Solid conceptual framing, but does it get lost in festival fever? Artspace focuses on First Nations conversations for Sydney Festival…

Dance Review: All Expenses Paid, Stompin (MONA FOMA)
Stompin's latest work was originally supposed to be presented in April 2020, and has benefitted from the extra-long development process.