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Opportunity knocks for women directors
Thirteen women will have the opportunity to pitch for a main stage chance when they complete a landmark program at…

$125 million Casey Cultural Precinct design unveiled
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) has won the bid to design a multimillion dollar arts precinct in Melbourne’s outer east.

Incarcerated architecture
Security is our main concern when we think of prison design, but architects are starting to think outside the cell.

Ambassador Theatre Group announce new Executive Producer
Asia-Pacific Arm continues to emulate UK parent company’s successful model.

From utopia to Utopia
The ironically-named Aboriginal community of Utopia is the poorest place in Australia and the focus of John Pilger's latest film.

New Brisbane airport commissions artists
Three major artworks will define Brisbane’s new International Terminal as part of $45M facelift.

Danie Mellor heads to the National Gallery of Canada
International gallery has acquired major artwork as a result of global indigenous survey.

Coldplay singer buys Banksy’s Brooklyn Heart
Banksy’s Balloon goes under the hammer to Chris Martin at Hollywood fundraiser for Haiti earthquake.

Ballroom dancing for the masses
Filmmaker and producer Baz Luhrmann will direct 4,000 participants in the biggest dance-off Australia has ever seen.

EXXOPOLIS lands at Sydney Opera House’s forecourt
Remove your shoes, enter the airlock and be transformed by the latest installation by UK masters of sculptural illumination.