National

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Public sculpture for hope, The National's 2021 artists revealed, auctions hit new records, Inclusive Film Festival, Pinchgut, Griffin, QSO, and…

Exhibition Review: Ink in the Lines, Australian War Memorial
This is an incredible, intimate exhibition that is less about war and conflict, and more about empathy and the human…

Has digital become the new frontier for discrimination? (from the archives)
To mark UN Zero Discrimination Day we re-visit an article in which sector leaders warn about a growing discrimination across…

NSW receives $291 million boost for arts and culture
NSW Arts Minister announced this week results of 2020-21 NSW Budget committing $291 million into new initiatives.

ACP goes into hibernation, rather than administration
The Board of the Australian Centre for Photography has announced an imminent ‘hibernation’ to stem the risk of ongoing financial…

How many climate crisis books will it take to save the planet?
Is the writing and publication of books about climate change a waste of precious time?

Book Review: Rebel Without a Clause by Sue Butler (Pan Macmillan Aus)
Do you sweat over the plural of platypus? This book is for you.

Being post-pandemic ready means a kit of transferable skills
Pulling back the woolly language around transferrable skills in our digital COVID-era, artist Jill Orr finds the through-threads at Federation…

From daydream to design: creating worlds for film, TV and theatre
Growing up, Ruru Zhu didn’t know her love of the visual arts could lead to ‘creating worlds’ as a production…

Beyond the COVID-obvious pivot, early careers soar at NAS
The offsite-onsite nature of their studio practice in 2020 has armed students with the reality of professional practice – and…