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Muriel’s Wedding announces return season
In the week of the sold out premiere season’s closure, dates for a return season in 2019 are announced.

Study shows women perform 50% lower at art auctions
Forty years of data reveal a significant price gap between the results achieved for male and female artists across global…

International art project raises the bar on Instagram
52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS is a year-long art project that uses Instagram to talk about current political and social issues,…

Cement Fondu is mixing up a new breed of gallery
Cement Fondu is a new art space that smashes the traditional gallery model and bonds it back together in a…

Making classical music accessible without dumbing it down
Instead of playing film scores, should the classical music sector focus on more experiential and experimental works in order to…

Applause: recent winners
Matilda Awards shortlist, Indie Book Awards shortlist revealed and 2018 KYD New Critic announced.

On the move: latest appointments and departures
New staff appointments at The Wheeler Centre, Queensland Poetry Festival, and Performing Lines.

Country Arts SA celebrates its silver jubilee
While many arts organisations are marking a return to work this week, one is celebrating much more than just a…

New podcast challenges cultural whitewashing
The Culture Cycle is a new series that asks whether Australia’s arts and cultural sector looks like Australia.

Technically, live performance has a gender issue
Gender parity among lighting, sound and video designers is almost non-existent. A new initiative aims to change that.