Australia

Innovative responses to Gallipoli are key in winning this $20,000 art prize
Entering the iconic Gallipoli Art Prize for the first time doesn’t mean your artwork has to directly reflect warfare and…

Body Rights, Fringe World (WA)
A quartet of original works explores bodily autonomy with mature, innovative performances.

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.