Australia

Be part of one of Australia’s richest drawing prizes
The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize celebrates contemporary drawing across its broad definitions, with $45,000 in total prize money.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
From the Melbourne Women in Film Festival, to protest art in Hong Kong, and survey exhibitions by George Gittoes, Carolyn…

More than an art prize, Ravenswood is an art movement for women
With a $45,000 prize pool, the Ravenswood art prize puts the careers of women artists first, and it’s calling for…

Vale James Mollison
With the loss of James Mollison a giant of Australian visual arts has fallen, leaving a legacy that included controversy,…

Stick By Me, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Andy Manley’s nearly wordless performance captivates young audiences, making the most of their powerful imaginations.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of Peter Porter Poetry Prize announced, Dr Gene Sherman receives honorary degree from NSW, Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships…

Open Letter to the media on climate change denial
A group of writers calling themselves Writing for the Environment – organised by Alys Jackson, Leah Kaminsky and Gretchen Miller…

King Ubu, Mona Foma (Launceston, TAS)
Mona Foma and Terrapin deliver a bountiful, barmy show on a beautiful, balmy evening.

Vale Steph Bowe, author of Girl Saves Boy
Australia’s YA writing community was devastated to learn of the death of the young writer.

American Psycho The Musical wins nine Sydney Theatre Awards
Other winners on the night included the Belvoir/Co-Curious co-production Counting and Cracking, STC’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, and Apocalypse…