National
Visual arts 2020 annual program launches make a splash
The NGV and AGNSW both revealed their 2020 programs this week in an escalating trend for 'the reveal'. We take…
How a grant can get you that dream mentorship
Brisbane City Council’s creative grants program is again open for applications – and it could help you get into the…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Mike Parr's latest performance, Japan Supernatural promises to be a crowd pleaser, Perth Taipei creative exchange, design writing conference, new…
What it takes to successfully run a community arts space
Community arts spaces provide so much to so many, but what does it take to make them work?
An acting school committed to developing the whole actor
Graduates from Actors Centre Australia’s Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen) travel far in the industry, and quickly. Their…
The Innocent Reader by Debra Adelaide
Debra Adelaide’s collected essays offer forthright insight on living alongside books.
Dry Milk by Huo Yan
Huo Yan’s atmospheric novella focuses on international communities and misanthropic loneliness.
Alice in the Antipathies, Cairns Performing Arts Centre (QLD)
A journey across cultures and down the rabbit hole.
The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre
A refreshing novel for its focus on a middle-aged female protagonist and her ongoing hustle.
Making a Museum of Happiness
In a world of political polarisation, environmental emergency and inequality, can museums become centres that improve mental health? Tony Butler…