Australia
Introducing Gill Minervini, Vivid Sydney’s new Festival Director
Gill Minervini gives us a sneak peek into what the festival has to offer including a future of more collaboration…
Music review: Opening Gala, Canberra International Music Festival
This musical melange of Vienna meets Canberra was well represented in this Opening Gala with classical and contemporary works.
How art intervenes in an emergency
An artistic inquiry into disaster preparedness is in its last days and David Pledger thinks it has much to tell…
Vale Valerie Parv, the Australian author who sold 34 million books
Valerie Parv published more than 70 novels and sold more than 34 million books, but because she wrote romances few…
Book Review: Borderline by Sandie Jessamine, Bad Apple Press
Sandie Jessamine's memoir is an insightful exploration of a devastating and alienating mental illness and a catalogue of the damaging…
Theatre Review: Fun Home, Sydney Theatre Company
Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel, this musical is a visually inventive and emotionally rich night at the theatre.
Dark Mofo announces Aboriginal art fund & cultural advisors after blood furore
The seed fund to develop new works by Tasmanian Aboriginal artists for future festivals will be managed by a First…
On the Move: New appointments at Bangarra, Mona Foma and MTC's first female AD
New board members for ACT Writers, Night Mayor appointed in Melbourne, TSO announces principal cellist and more.
Exhibition Review: She-Oak and Sunlight, NGV Australia
This exhibition of much-loved Australian Impressionism embeds women and First Peoples in the male-dominated historic narrative, and will knock your…
Gregory Day wins top nature writing prize
The 2021 Nature Writing Prize promotes and celebrates the art of writing about the environment in Australia, as well as…