National

Personal time promotes organisational creativity
Fancy a day off a week to work on your own creative project? It could be good for your arts…

Unveiled: latest program announcements
A new festival of the ecstatic, a range of exhibitions, and a state-wide music festival.

Port Macquarie: Come out of your shell
Port Macquarie is more than beaches and colonial history: introducing one of Australia's most scenic regional culture hubs.

The Rivers of China
Alexandra Aldrich gives a stand out performance in Alma De Groen’s classic Australian play.

We Are Pirates
"We Are Pirates" is a dark take on the traditional children’s lore of piracy and adventure.

Beyond Sorry: colonial oppression on Australian stages
A new body of Australian theatre explores White Australia’s guilt and the darker recesses of the non-Indigenous psyche.

Majors benefit from Brandis top-up
While controversy rages over the Budget diversion of funding from the Australia Council, the Ministry has provided extra funding for…

The changing face of cabaret
In the last 15 years, cabaret has grown from a niche art form to mainstream entertainment. We find out why,…

Dance protests draw national attention to budget cuts
Artists across Australia engaged in a mass dance action to highlight concerns over Senator Brandis’ cuts to the Australia Council.

Get the short on short courses
Enrolments for short courses have doubled, but how useful are they when it comes to advancing your artistic skills?