Australia
How Miffy inspires Australian avant-garde artists
Miffy’s iconic minimalist design created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna has influenced artists in Australia, and all over the world.…
Reclaiming Australian history one gay at a time
Bushranger Captain Moonlite once rivalled Ned Kelly for notoriety. Was there an attempt to exclude him from the history books…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Opera Australia returns to the stage, Adelaide North Terrace one-day music festival, Freda's closing, state theatre companies launch 2021 seasons,…
Exhibition Review: Real Worlds - Dobell Drawing Biennial (AGNSW)
The Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial continues to be a pint sized power pack that ushers us through new thinking and…
On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways
As we move towards greater gender and race inclusivity at work and in the arts, the representation of disability should…
'We have humans in the building!' The enjoyment of art in a post-COVID summer
2020 has had many moods, as does Art Gallery of NSW's summer program, from Streeton and the Archibald Prize, to…
20x20: What to do when you're defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?…
AIDC mentorship and $25k funding for documentary videogames
State of Play offers development funding and mentorship to strengthen and showcase the collaboration between nonfiction stories and gaming technologies…
Mardi Gras cancels 2021 street parade for covid-safe SCG event
Australia’s beloved Mardi Gras parade will change dramatically in 2021, moving from Oxford St to a ticketed event at the…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Plus 1 matched funding recipients announced, Kate McClymont wins Danger Lifetime Achievement Award, winner of Lester Prize for Portraiture announced…