Australia

So you want my arts job: Library and Museum Digital Strategist
Catherine Devine heads up Microsoft’s global strategy around digital transformation for libraries and museums.

The Year of Magical Thinking, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
Jillian Murray inhabits Joan Didion with absolute conviction in this small but beautifully crafted production about the intellectual dislocation of…

Just Hit Send: Christian White's top tips for authors and screenwriters
The bestselling novelist and screenwriter of 'Clickbait', Netflix's first Melbourne project, talks story structure, terrible first drafts and the myth…

Sales, scale and politics: a closer look at Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea versus Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: we weigh up the options for artists.

The world’s largest free literary festival returns to Adelaide
Jaipur Literary Festival’s only Australian satellite event explores democracy, empire and a range of perspectives on the history and future…

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Major new AGNSW commission, festival season heating up, latest tours and program announcements, and more.

Marco Fusinato heading to Venice for 2021 Biennale
An artist known for challenging power structures and conformity, Marcus Fusinato pairs up with curator Alexie Glass-Kantor to represent Australia…

Perth Festival dedicates first week exclusively to First Nations
A celebration of place and people, the 2020 Festival acknowledges millennia of cultural practice and the strength and breadth of…

Applause: Latest awards and funding announced
Winners announced for Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships, Victorian Craft Award announces recipients, $140,000 John Monash Scholarship announced, plus more.

If you want to learn, nothing beats hands-on experience
After the huge success of its pilot program this year, Stage School Australia is offering aspiring musical theatre stars a…