Australia

Three tricks to performing your writing on stage
Spoken word artist Miles Merrill and teacher Narcisa Nozica know how to stand up in front of a crowd. In…

Defaced but not forgotten: Melbourne murals 30 years on
The recent reimagining of two iconic murals painted in Melbourne in the 1980s and eventually defaced, signifies the importance of…

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
David Williamson's last play, SCCI Fashion Hub lineup, artists supporting bushfires, 2020 program wraps, and more arts news this week.

Art, empathy and crossing borders: a provocation by Yaron Lifschitz
From the 2020 ISPA Congress in New York City, Circa's Yaron Lifschitz discusses the urgency of empathy and art as…

World-leading Masters program offers next level for photographers
Inspired by successful programs across Europe and the USA, the Master of Arts Photography program at Photography Studies College offers…

Roundup: Fringe at the Edge of the World (Hobart, TAS)
Queer sensibility, daring physicality, jaw-aching comedy and must-see artistry enliven the Hobart Fringe.

Reflecting a different face of democracy
One of Australia’s most iconic buildings, The Museum of Australian Democracy in Old Parliament House, has a new facelift that…

Manly Dam Project, Manly Art Gallery (NSW)
Eight artists join eight engineers in a collaboration that examines 60 years of the Manly Dam, garnering lessons in coastal…

On The Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Black Swan appoints new Executive Director, meet Australian Festival of Chamber Music's new AD, new program manager for Melbourne Writers…

How bushfires are affecting the careers of Australia’s performers
As bushfires become the new abnormal, Stephanie Eslake looks how musicians, comedians and other performing artists are re-thinking their tours,…