Visual Arts

Stop the simplification culture
In an age where ideas are reduced to 140 characters, culture makers need to reclaim complexity. Democracy may depend on…

Lucrative opportunities in arts research collaboration
A recent report showed that Australia was at the bottom of the list when it came to business-university collaboration. The…

Arts studio call-out for Western Sydney
Be part of a $400,000 Making Spaces Initiative in Western Sydney – it could be the studio collaboration you’re looking…

The Encounter
UK based theatre group Complicite present compelling and unsual The Encounter at PIAF.

10 artists who use water as their medium
Making a splash, these contemporary artists challenge the gallery’s white cube and create a conservator’s nightmare, but people love to…

Why the Sydney Opera House is a little overcooked
Sure it's iconic. But there is a reason we complain about acoustics and argue over rennovation of the Sydney Opera…

Taking the show on the road: the logistics of touring
For a touring production, every sequin, wig and set is packed, tracked and shipped around the country.

How to listen to podcasts
Ears pricking up with all this talk of podcasts? We’ve prepared a primer on the what, where and how of…

Join some of theatre's greats by studying in London
What do Judi Dench, Laurence Olivier, Andrew Garfield and Kit Harington have in common? They all studied at the Royal…

Learn to dance and act in an iconic Melbourne theatre
Students undertaking advanced diplomas in dance and acting at Melbourne’s National Theatre Drama and Ballet Schools enjoy what few others…