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Why you should embrace erotic art
The distinction between the high art nude and the dark alley pornographer has been replaced by an appreciation of multicultural…
Pick me! The art of anthologising
Editors are not simply looking for the best when they choose works for an anthology. The decisions are more complicated.
How arts leaders survive bleak times
Arts managers share the secrets of their resilience in the face of funding cuts and constant uncertainty.
The risky business of political theatre
Sometimes derided, in the right hands political theatre can be a powerful call to arms.
Kids are a gateway drug to the arts
Many parents are taking their kids to the theatre and galleries, often for the first time themselves.
How to heal yourself with art
A book, film, or painting may be just the prescription you need to overcome anxiety, grief, depression, lethargy or ordinary…
Last tango with ethics
Revelations this week about the filming of The Last Tango in Paris raise broader issues for the ethics of hoodwinking…
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.