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Arts: Healing balms for a sick world
Professor Peter O’Connor has long been an advocate of art's importance in healing after trauma. Here, he gives his views…
Evoking screen and stage magic starts with a stitch
Students of NIDA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Costume are busy creating garments that will transport audiences to a different place…
Book review: The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
The Animals in That Country is an eerily prescient story of a novel virus which leaves those affected with the…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
State Theatre Company South Australia appoints new Executive Director, Chair departs Canberra Contemporary Art Space board, and more.
It’s time to talk about investment, not funding
Once the Great Pause is over the world will need to hold new conversations, and by making the right investment,…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Spectra lights up Hobart, ACMI project voted world's best, AI-style Eurovision team announced, Sydney Writers' Festival receives funding, plus more…
The privilege of pandemic safety
Privilege is playing out in how we respond to COVID-19 and Carissa Lee argues coronavirus could hit First Nations Australians…
Who will lead the next Myer Inquiry into the visual arts?
Twenty years on from the Myer Inquiry, the "chronic frailties" and "fatigue" are back - if not escalated - prompting…
As COVID-19 bites, industry lobbying pivots to the future
Virus + regulations brawl = frazzled lobbyists, more unity and an emerging blast of imagination.
Why the elderly need art and connection more than ever
For those in aged care, COVID-19 has created a barrier because of social distancing. Visitors aren’t allowed in for obvious…