National

Applause: recent winners
Indigenous elder honoured with winning portrait; Filmmaker fund distributed; Choreographic award competitors revealed, and more.

National alliance formed to champion artists’ wellbeing
Australian arts organisations commemorate World Mental Health Day with the announcement of a new, sector-wide initiative.

Back to Back extends its reach from stage to screen
The Geelong-based theatre company’s latest work is a 30-minute film, developed in collaboration with Matchbox Pictures and envisaged as a…

Exit Interview: Tamara Winikoff
Tamara Winikoff has been at the helm of NAVA, the national peak body for the visual arts, for 22 years.…

The Whistler by John Grisham
This novel, like Grisham’s many others, gives valuable insights into aspects of the legal system.

Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss
This is the story of what might have happened if an escaped Japanese prisoner was sheltered by Aborigines during World…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New Artistic Director for Ten Days on Island and Executive Director for ILBIJERRI.

Art and song forge closer bonds between Australia and New Guinea
Commemorating 100 years of Australia’s closest neighbor through its artefacts, video and a collaboration with an ARIA-winning musician.

Water Pushes Sand – Australian Art Orchestra
An infectiously engaging new release where traditional Chinese musicians and Australian jazz artists mix it up.

Angelica Mesiti
Returned faith – an exhibition with so little conversation has so much to say.