News
Celebrity, scandal and satire: City of Sydney's commissions get a reaction
City of Sydney unveiled 3 major commissions this week that will transform its character as an internationally recognised art city.
Arts Minister orders opera review
Senator George Brandis has appointed a three-member panel to determine if $32 million in federal funding is being well spent.
Will Sydney see a floating Sphinx in 2015?
Verdi’s Egyptian opera Aida has been announced as the next instalment in the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour program.
Glass half-full for State Opera SA
Adelaide opera-goers are booking for the full Philip Glass Trilogy, rather than for individual operas as expected.
Next Wave welcomes new Artistic Director
Contemporary art cultivators Next Wave have announced the appointment of their new co-CEO.
Celebrating Governor Phillip’s Bicentenary
200 years on and the memory of Governor Phillip is shaping a cultural program that reaffirms a sense of nation.
Resurrecting the Deadlys
The cancelled Deadly Awards celebrating Indigenous arts and culture has hopes of being revived with a new crowd-sourced campaign.
Intimate collages command cavernous industrial space
Using cinematic nostalgia to trigger notions of contemporary fragmentation, London artist holds his first Australian solo.
Adopt the NSW best practice apartment model
Architect involvement and NSW design guidelines could be key to ensuring improved apartment living standards across all states.
Counter-culture continues to strike a chord
The first female photographer collected by the NGA, Carol Jerrems' images shaped history, mapped in this survey exhibition.