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What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia’s national folklife centre?
The Australian Folklife Centre should have been an early victory in Australia’s culture wars: a moment when the Federal Government…

Writers festivals, literary prizes and competitions in 2019
Love all things writing related? Here’s a list to transfer straight into your calendar.

The 2019 Festival and Arts Event Calendar
Start the year by filling up your diary – ArtsHub gives you the quintessential Australian arts festival and events calendar…

Review: The Moscow Sleepers by Stella Rimington
This nuanced novel is told from a woman’s point of view, representing a refreshing change from many a spy story.

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
New management for Chunky Move, Auckland Art Gallery, Govett Brewster, Castlemaine Art Gallery, top board positions filled, and more.

Review: Degrowth in the Suburbs by Samuel Alexander and Brendan Gleeson
The authors explore a significant range of actions that could mitigate the disaster our planet is hurtling towards.

What we loved in 2018: performing arts
From classical music to contemporary circus, here are the shows that wowed our reviewers this year.

Bound by art: inside the head and heart of Brett and Wendy Whiteley
Experience the iconic and tumultuous artistic relationship of the Whiteleys in the latest production from Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image,…

To those we lost in 2018, vale
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2018.

10 buzzwords that dominated the arts in 2018
Our language tells us a lot about who we are: our confidence, our embrace of trends, our professionalism and our…