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Growing up with trees: new books use story and science to connect kids with nature
Professor Kathryn Williams takes a look at a recent trend in children's literature – trees.
Melbourne artist Peter Wegner wins this year’s Archibald Prize, while in lockdown
As the iconic prize turns 100, a portrait of artist Guy Warren – who also turns 100 this year –…
ALP goes ballistic about the arts in Parliament, signals trouble for the government
The new regulations which strip advantages from the tax rebate system will have to go to Parliament, and the ALP…
Cannes Film Festival – Justin Kurzel’s ‘Nitram’ in competition
Based around the Port Arthur gunman, Nitram is the first Australian film in official competition in a decade.
Q&A Richard Bell: Art and activism 30 years on
On the eve of his survey exhibition at the MCA – opening on Mabo Day – ArtsHub speaks with agitator…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Premiers for WA Ballet and NORPA, Opera in Canberra, Tasmanian Aboriginal children's book, and more arts news.
Book Review: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
A dark, twisted modern fairytale of sisters, secrets and strangeness
Book review: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen, UQP
A satirical and ferocious reappraisal of Australiana kitsch through a poetic Indigenous perspective.
Exhibition Review: A Miracle Constantly Repeated – Patricia Piccinini, RISING
Hybrid creatures beguile during RISING, as Patricia Piccinini activates Flinders Street Station.
What next for a national arts policy?
Drawing together the latest research from the Australia Council and A New Approach, Dr Jackie Bailey looks at the future…