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Why a visual arts education is the key to arming students for the future
Despite living in an image-saturated world we offer little education in the vital skills of learning to critique what we…

Connecting regional university students to the creative industries
For regional creatives looking to hone their practice, CQUniversity Australia offers a number of flexible study options designed to embed…

The politics of art in New York: an Australian perspective
What do the politics of the Australian and the New York independent arts scene have in common? Surprisingly, quite a…

Review: Hugh Stretton: Selected Writings Edited by Graeme Davison
Stretton was convinced that decision-makers should work towards greater equality for everyone at all levels.

Review: Melodrome by Marcelo Cohen translated by Chris Andrews
Melodrome is a novella that hovers between fantasy and realism.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships announced, Heart of Gold short film festival announces award nominees and John…

Review: Night Zoo, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Free finger puppets is a ripper way to start a show, so sitting there with puppets on fingers, the audience…

Review: Candide, Sydney Opera House
A rare outing of a problematic yet effervescent American operetta.

Review: Faith Healer, Space Theatre Adelaide Festival Centre
Belvoir, State Theatre Company and the cream of Australian acting combine in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, the latest production in…

Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
This is a delightful, well constructed and unconventional murder mystery.