Features
Has digital debunked the book fair?
With the pandemic closing down major events in the publishing industry, the virtual book fair offers advantages and challenges.
Taking a creative journey with Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive, writes Sonya Suares.
The fashion of liberation and empowerment
The Chanel exhibition opens as a timely reminder of the moment when, led by Gabrielle Chanel, women revolted against convention.
Uncertain future for Cockatoo Island
Will the bureaucratic 'swings and roundabouts' determining Cockatoo Island's use be a boon or a bust for the arts?
Ten 2021 books deserving a spot in the sun
As you compile your summer reading list, here are some underrated Australian books published in 2021.
Exit interview: Community Arts Network co-directors
Two experienced arts managers are leaving a community arts organisation with learnings of cultural exchange for greater social inclusion.
Festivals meet first open borders since COVID
WA’s opening up phase will coincide with its peak festival period. How are they dealing with these new horizons?
First Nations curator redefines emerging
For Primavera’s 30th anniversary, Aboriginal curator of the event Hannah Presley talks about legacy and brave steps.
Translating the language of animals
Author Laura Jean McKay looks at the way we write about the environment as a way of understanding it while…
Australian photography: changing the lens
As some of Australia’s long-standing photographic institutions bid farewell, others are thriving. This might signal a revolution.