Features
What are festivals for?
As the number of arts festivals across Australia mushroom, is it time to consider the point of such cultural clustering?
No pathway for disabled actors
If a casting director needs to cast an able-bodied actor to play a disabled character much of the blame lies…
Do women make better curators?
A burst of female couplings prompts us to wonder whether gender matters when pairing artists and curators.
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
A prominent mural in Bondi Beach celebrating renowned Indigenous Rights activists has been whitewashed – literally.
Arts org wins as human rights leader
Arts and social change company Big hART has been awarded the Tasmanian Human Rights Award for Organisation of the Year.
Your guide to navigating uncertainty
Uncertainty is a natural condition of making art – but how do we tread through its treacherous waters when combined…
Fighting for your words
An editor and a writer share a common goal, but arriving there with egos intact can be a challenge.
Joining the big kids at AMPAG
How might a new member might be admitted to the ranks of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group?
University wants pole dancers
The University of Western Australia is is looking for pole dancers for a world first study.
Beyond the racist hyphen
Over the past 20 years the term Asian-Australian has evolved. But whether it acknowledges identity or builds a ghetto is…