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How a passion for political theatre led a drama teacher back to class
Sophie Benassi has gone from being a secondary school drama teacher to the co-Artistic Director of a Canberra theatre company.

Adaptability key as students thrive making creative works in isolation
The graduate work of acting and theatre students from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music is…

Shaping a new wave of screen business entrepreneurs
AFTRS Master of Arts Screen: Business is a two-year transformative course that creates the opportunity for screen media thinkers to…

Facebook bans Australian news
The restrictions on sharing news on Facebook in Australia come in response to the proposed News Media And Digital Platforms…

Arts sector speaks out over Facebook changes
What does Facebook’s change to content sharing mean for arts organisations? We asked the sector about what is being described…

Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Undercover Artist Festival seeks applicants, recipients of Asia Dunlop Medals announced, American photographer wins big Australian photographic award, plus more…

Counting the COVID cost to live music and events
Two new reports highlight the sustained financial, and psychological impacts on workers and artists in Victoria’s live events and music…

The many Australias in our graphic novels
Comic creators have been wrestling with contemporary Australia and its identities in a series of publication coming out this year.…

TMAG’s Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal People
In a landmark move, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, and Royal Society of Tasmania, jointly apologises to the Aboriginal people…

Two women who rewrote Australian Modernism
A sculptor and a spiritualist are an unlikely pair to have shaped the history of Australian art, both now recognised…