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Chief Executive leaves following Arts Centre loss
Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive Judith Isherwood has quit following a massive budget blowout.

What to do when you’re defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?

Stories of neglect write hope on the walls
A street art project aims to raise awareness of the experiences of young people in state care.

Love thy neighbour: SLOT a decade on
SLOT window gallery is celebrating 10 years bringing exhibitions to passers-by without the barrier of a door.

Neil LaBute talks In a Forest, Dark and Deep
When a play shows in the forest, does it make a sound?

Dead By Page 50: the Three Little Aboriginal Pigs of Australian Narrative
In art, Australia needs Aboriginal heroes and Aboriginal Everymen and Everywomen, not just noble savages or doomed innocents.

Rights issue forces late season change at Malthouse and Belvoir
An unforeseen issue with the rights to The Philadelphia Story means the planned co-production will not be staged in 2014.

Urban Illusions - cool interventions that make you look twice.
Putting fresh energy into trompe l'oeie, artist are playing with how we see the urban landscape.

When friends go feral
Tensions between volunteers and governance are inevitable. Poorly handled, they will destroy a cultural organisation.

More than Ten Days on the Island
The biennial Tasmanian festival launched its new brand this week, marking a major shift in programming and community engagement.