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ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
From giant apes, to underground music, using the Opera House to discuss sites of conflict and report findings for Playwriting…

Do we need another portrait prize?
First time portrait prize entrant, art teacher Anthea da Silver, wins the inaugural $75,000 Darling Prize with a portrait that…

Covid-19 bashes screen sector as future still unknown
Don't trust your calendar for some time. At least we have sick leave unlike our American friends.

Rethinking the slippery truth in photography
Peeling back our hinged relationship with photography as a purveyor of truth, Isobel Parker Philip's exhibition 'Shadow catchers' is a…

Under pressure, Rhana Devenport says the only way is up
A year in, AGSA Director Rhana Devenport speaks on surviving the shifting cultural landscape in SA, and how to hold…

Top 12 articles to empower women in the arts
We went back through the archives, here are our most read stories around empowering women in the arts and debunking…

Cook through the eyes of five curators
How do you get your head around Captain Cook in the 21st century? We asked five curators how they've retold…

Representation, diversity and the colourful world of LGBTIQ kids’ books
There are more LGBTIQ books for kids than ever before. We examine how books are giving queer kids and families…

Amplifying First Nations women and women of colour
For International Women’s Day, Dr Jackie Bailey makes a call for a renewed commitment to supporting women in collective action.

Finalists announced for Australia’s first digital billboard art competition
The inaugural Fivex Art Prize offers up a total prize pool of $35,000, with the artists’ work displayed across two…