Australia

Lights up after Lockdown: Reclaiming the spotlight as the stage re-opens
As audiences return to the theatre, it's important to promote your brand as well as the work you're staging, says…

Dancing with robots and art in the bath: Melbourne Fringe embraces discovery
The 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival embraces the new and delivers COVID-safe art experiences in unusual ways.

Pandemic travel for artists in our latest podcast
In Episode 10 of the ArtsHubbub we look at how COVID-19 has reshaped travel for artists and what this means…

When to listen to unwanted advice
Tired of hearing what you should be doing, and could be doing during COVID? There is an upside to taking…

Why ‘COVID comms’ need more artists and less jargon
As Victorians emerge from lockdown, cartoonist David Blumenstein thinks governments need more artists to help them focus on how they…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
The Hellenic Museum welcomes a new CEO; a new Chair at McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery; ActNow Theatre’s Artistic Director steps down,…

Book Review: No Friend but the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani
No Friend But The Mountains is a classic for our times, a cri de coeur that shows us the human…

20x20: Fighting the slaughter of arts journalism
We visit the state of art criticism, and ask have things worsened or is there hope yet for diverse Australian…

Seeing is no longer believing: The manipulation of online images
A peace sign from Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes a rude gesture; dolphins swim in Venice’s Grand Canal; and crocodiles…

Largest Aboriginal art exhibition travels to Europe, despite pandemic mahem
Despite international borders remaining closed, it is the Aboriginal arts sector that is demonstrating how to work around the barriers,…