Visual Arts
GST changes may not deliver for books and music
The Treasurer is moving to introduce GST on items bought online but will the threshold be low enough for books…
Get fracked: Call for Darwin Festival to drop Santos sponsorship
Santos' links to fracking in the NT have prompted artists to call for the Darwin Festival to drop the mining…
Bali: much more than art's island in the sun
Australian art's Bali love affair isn't all romance: there is a hefty dose of politics behind the beaches.
One door closes, another opens in Budget controversy
Submissions for the guidelines governing the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) announced in the Budget close…
Bringing new writers into the public eye
A new literary prize will support creative work by emerging Victorian writers from migrant backgrounds in honour of the late…
Museums struggle with the entertainment imperative
First it was blockbusters, then architecture-branded museums, now slides and merry-go-rounds. Is it possible to be too entertaining?
The value of giving art away for free
Artists would be mad not to capitalise on a boom in the value of creativity – or would they? A…
Leading a major performing arts centre
Successful leaders of major performing arts centres in Australia, Singapore, South Korea and NZ juggle financial, political and artistic challenges.
Unveiled: Latest program announcements
An exploratory music festival and an encore season for a mainstage success are among this week’s program reveals.
The invisibility of Islamic art in Australia
Islamic art is sparsely displayed in our public galleries, and almost never seen beyond state capitals. Why?