Australia

Introducing Sarah Schmidt, CMAG’s new Director
With a regional gallery pedigree, topped off by diplomatic cultural relations, Sarah Schmidt brings a unique perspective to the Canberra…

20x20: Gender and age in philanthropy
To celebrate 20 years of ArtsHub, we revisit this panel discussion by Australia's top female philanthropists, who ask whether gender…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Public sculpture for hope, The National's 2021 artists revealed, auctions hit new records, Inclusive Film Festival, Pinchgut, Griffin, QSO, and…

Exhibition Review: Ink in the Lines, Australian War Memorial
This is an incredible, intimate exhibition that is less about war and conflict, and more about empathy and the human…

Has digital become the new frontier for discrimination? (from the archives)
To mark UN Zero Discrimination Day we re-visit an article in which sector leaders warn about a growing discrimination across…

NSW receives $291 million boost for arts and culture
NSW Arts Minister announced this week results of 2020-21 NSW Budget committing $291 million into new initiatives.

ACP goes into hibernation, rather than administration
The Board of the Australian Centre for Photography has announced an imminent ‘hibernation’ to stem the risk of ongoing financial…

New Victorian initiative will pay artists to work in schools for six months
Addressing COVID-19’s impact on artists’ incomes and employment opportunities, the Creative Workers in Schools program will also directly encourage students’…

How many climate crisis books will it take to save the planet?
Is the writing and publication of books about climate change a waste of precious time?

Book Review: Rebel Without a Clause by Sue Butler (Pan Macmillan Aus)
Do you sweat over the plural of platypus? This book is for you.