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O Canada, how can we be like you?
Funding for the arts in Canada is soaring as Australia plateaus. Why are two similar countries treating the arts so…
The new biennial on the block
Move over! A new biennial survey of Australian art called "The National" brings the AGNSW, Carriageworks and MCA together in…
Oops! Biennale works that went off the rails
Unpredictable artists and inflexible bureaucrats force curators to be flexible in the face of failure.
Why literature is a force for good
The Stella prizewinner nearly gave up on her novel. Here's why she didn't.
Jedi art warriors could save our society
The arts may contain the answer to a failing society but only if we stop buying in to the dominant…
Eight lessons from the arts that could save our souls
The keys to successful creative art are also the keys to a good life.
Public art celebrates Indigenous histories
With the City of Sydney call out for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to activate a terrace in Redfern,…
Unveiled: Latest program announcements
David Hockney, indie theatre in Hobart, Capsis as Crisp, and Madama Butterfly are among this week's program announcements.
National Trust receives largest gift in 70-year history
James Fairfax has gifted the heritage property Retford Park to the National Trust of Australia, a property with integral links…
My favourite Shakespeare
Picking favourites can be a revealing exercise. On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we discover how his words resonate…