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Have performers become disposable?
Branch Nebula’s new work is one of several recent productions to shift the focus away from professional actors on stage.
Industry responds to ‘heartbreaking’ new AusCo grants program
Arts peak bodies and the MEAA have responded critically to this week’s announcements.
Blake Prize for religious art resurrected
A miracle of sponsorship has allowed the prestigious Blake Prize for religious art to rise again, defying Doomsday predictions.
Grant rounds halved as AusCo adjusts to Budget cuts
The Australia Council has bit the bullet in the wake of Budget cuts, cancelling half its grants rounds and the…
Global network offers new opportunity for design students
Australia has joined an international education network which will offer design students the chance to study on five continents.
Senate Inquiry hears of lost opportunity, independence
Lost opportunity, for artists, audiences and public good is the persistent theme of the thousands of submissions to the Senate…
Working Class Man no bigot
Musician Jimmy Barnes has issued a public statement in support of multiculturalism after his music was played at a Reclaim…
National Art School gets a $8.7 million makeover
Australia’s oldest art school has welcomed the first group of students into revitalised Postgraduate Centre.
Rising attendances on the coat tails of fashion
The first 2014-15 attendance figures are out, with pleasing results for many of the major galleries.
Chief eXperience Officer: a 21st Century job title
ACMI believes it is the first in the world to appoint a Chief eXperience Officer, a position designed to reimagine…