National

Who are the new feminist writers?
The inaugural Feminist Writers' Festival is a forum for a feminist agenda that is seriously 21st Century.

Opera and circus: strange bedfellows
Contemporary art form meets 17th century tradition; an unlikely pairing rich with potential.

Why I will never be a starving artist
You are no less an artist if you have a day job that doesn't require you to live on cheap…

Census fails artists
The 2016 Census will fail to record the work of the majority of artists who are not working full time…

War declared on fake Indigenous art
A new campaign aims to derail the flourishing market in fake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks.

Last Night When We Were Young: Tim Rogers
Aussie legend Tim Rogers delivers a performance deserving of the status.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music Roundup
A whale of a time.

The Mill on the Floss
"I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean." - George Eliot.

Dealing with negative feedback
An inevitable part of being an artist is opening the door to other people’s opinions and criticism.

Refugee art from Chagall to Yoko Ono
It is not the roll call of international artists that makes this exhibition, rather the story they share of a…