Australia
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Largest Tiwi exhibition ever; landmark public sculpture for Sydney; Melbourne in lockdown; Palace Letters released; Darwin Festival homegrown program, and…
The real cost of defunding the ABC
ABC funding cuts undervalue both the arts and contemporary stories in our multicultural Australia, argues Vyshnavee Wijekumar.
New body forms to support 'behind the scenes' music industry personnel
From roadies and sound techs to band bookers and festival food truck owners, the Australian Live Music Business Council aims…
First initiatives announced in $2M Indigenous Contemporary Music Program
The Australia Council, MusicNT and music industry bodies will share the Federal funding, consisting of $500,000 annually over four years.
Streaming isn't the only way to take a festival online
Adelaide Guitar Festival will host a series of intimate and innovative video performances from some of Australia’s most talented musicians…
Global screen industry grinds back into gear
Big gestures are being made around the world to get the studios humming but what how is the rest of…
WA orgs and art businesses take charge with Recovery Plan
The WA Chamber of Arts and Culture has responded to the WA Government’s Recovery Planning Framework with its own Plan…
Can blockchain work for the publishing sector?
A world-first blockchain prototype system for digital rights management and royalty distribution in the publishing sector has been developed by…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Government announces over $530,000 in arts funding, Playwriting Australia announces new commissions, entries for Walkley Awards now open plus more.
Glocalism: COVID inspires the local blockbuster
As international art freight has become more difficult in a COVID and climate concerned world, major local exhibitions are the…