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Audiences embrace festivals and blockbusters despite COVID risk
Australia reached a new record of COVID-related deaths this week but the news is not tempering arts audiences, who are…
What should a new Australian anthem sound like?
And what has table tennis got to do with it? Hip hop artist DENNI teamed up with puppet company Terrapin…
How to run an indie record label that endures
Eclectic indie label Chapter Music is celebrating its 30th year of operations. Founder Guy Blackman discusses the label’s longevity and…
Vale Peter Brook, an ever innovative director
Paul Rae explores the enduring but complex legacy of British theatre director Peter Brook, who died on Saturday, aged 97.
Census 2026: Making sure artists are counted
A national snapshot, the ABS Census allows us to plan for the future – so how can we ensure it…
The true picture of visual arts sector incomes
What is current data on visual arts workers’ incomes telling us? And are there better ways to track what’s really…
Some practical steps to truth-telling in museums
Calls for First Nations truth-telling are growing louder in Australian politics. What does that look like within the museum sector?
Japanese avant-garde ceramicists test the limits of clay
Documenting a shift from function to form, Catherine Speck looks at AGSA’s latest exhibition on Japanese ceramics.
Library showcases how craft advances science
Combining contemporary commissions with a historic collection, State Library Victoria rethinks the intersections between craft and science.
ARIs 'worried about their livelihoods' as pandemic drags on
What concerns are artist-run-initiatives in Adelaide and Canberra facing post lockdowns?