Opinions & Analysis
Peers and portals
A triptych of vignettes about three of Sydney’s emerging oil painters and their voyages of identity.
Decolonising the written word
As an editor, a relatively new part of my brief is to be on the alert for colonial exceptionalism. What…
Six curators talk about the artists on their radar
Being on a curator’s radar is not always about being "hot" or "emerging". So who is capturing their interest?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse pokes fun at contemporary art
A brief art history rundown of the new 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ movie and it’s clever commentary on contemporary art.
Indigenous art centres at the precipice of outdated approaches to funding
We love Indigenous art centres but are we really supporting them the best we can as a sector?
What I’ve learned creating a Cultural Safety Document
Cultural safety is an ongoing commitment and it takes more than one person or document to get it right.
Rise in the cost of living impacting artists
Hikes in living costs are putting the pinch on studio practice – artists offer their advice on soldiering on through…
The butt of the joke
How it feels when a comedian ridicules you and 200,000 people think it's funny.
The forgotten history of Tasmania’s convict nurseries
Unearthing the tragic fates of hundreds of babies in the early 1800s.
More risk, more play: creating an inclusive culture
In this extract arts consultant Morwenna Collett, asks what Australia would look like if we actually embraced diversity ‘in all…