Australia

Review: So Fine – Contemporary women artists make Australian history, National Portrait Gallery
Rewriting the history of women into biography and portraiture in an erudite, nuanced and patient exhibition at the National Portrait…

Vale Charles Blackman – Australia says goodbye to an Antipodean legend
A portrait of him won the Archibald Prize in 1966, a Melbourne hotel was named after him, and he even…

Review: Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Chamber Singers – Path of Miracles
‘Now and evermore’ becomes manifest in this 21st-century choral work.

Review: Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly Series, AGWA
Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series blends fact and fiction at Art Gallery of Western Australia.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Both Chunky Move and Expressions Dance Company's ADs step down, Board changes for Opera Queensland, new Artist Assoc for Australian…

When literature takes you by surprise: or the case against trigger warnings
The strong emotional connections and resonances of literature can happen at any time.

Sovereign stories: stories for all of us (but firstly, us)
The First Nations Australia Writers Network gathers in Canberra next week, a momentous occasion for all Australians, but especially for…

ACT Minister seeks advice from artists
The ACT’s Minister for the Arts and Community Events is seeking expressions of interest from artists for a new advisory…

Cultural leadership: more than just a buzzword
We ask two mid-career arts professionals how studying Cultural Leadership helped them achieve their professional objectives.

Kiss and sell: The story of the Sydney Opera House
Helen Pitt tells the extraordinary story of the 20th century's most recognisable building.