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Synchrotron unmasks Nolan's Ned Kelly
Is the face under Ned Kelly's mask the famous bushranger or the artist who painted it, Sidney Nolan?
Rock City: the 10 best municipalities for live music
If you play in a band or your creative practice involves live music, these are the places you should live.
Vale: a tribute to three important artists we have lost
The Australian art world farewelled three important artists recently – abstractionist Robert Rooney, painter Eric Smith and Indigenous legend, Hector…
The Australian who beat Renoir
An exhibition by a contemporary Melbourne artist was the second most visited art show in 2016, beating exhibitions by Renoir,…
Proof arts make kids smarter, healthier and better adults
Consolidated evidence gathered by Britain’s Cultural Learning Alliance provides new proof that arts education is an excellent investment.
A phoenix rises and another bird spreads its wings
A new organisation comes out of the ashes of Adelaide’s two contemporary art spaces CACSA and AEAF while a Sydney…
Opera furore rages on as creatives decry Carmen changes
Opera Australia’s claim to have remounted the Handa Opera production ‘as true to [its] original format as possible’ has been…
New prize honours literature with sculpture
The Melbourne Prize has introduced a new category to honour the City of Literature.
On the move: latest appointments and resignations
Big change at Belvoir, plus two arts managers head overseas for professional arts placement program and, after 43 years, a…
Matilda the Musical scoops Green Room Awards
The popular musical, based on the Roald Dahl novel and featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, won eight of…