Australia
A seat in the writer's room: writing for stage and screen
Playwright and NIDA graduate Gretel Vella discusses the reality of life behind the keyboard, and the differences between writing for…
'A deep regard for creative endeavour': meet the new Australia Council CEO
Diversifying the arts, working with government and finding new ways to talk about the relevance of the arts in our…
Review: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage, AGNSW
Hermitage Director says this exhibition presents ‘a Hermitage view of the history of modern art,' but it does so much…
How art helps us understand the universe
The discovery of gravitational waves gives us new ways to explore the cosmos, with poets and sound artists as our…
'Father of the Fringe' leaves $500,000 legacy
Three generous bequests amounting to half a million dollars over the next decade will build on the legacy of the…
Review: The Word by William Lane, Transit Lounge
The Word is intended to be a satirical novel about the use of language.
Review: At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong, Scribe
In this highly engaging novel, Hwang Sok-yong subtly interweaves the reminiscences of three people.
Review: Prize Fighter, Song for a Weary Throat, Frogman, MIAF
Snapshot reviews of this year’s Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Art is a constant reminder of our colonial wars
Two hundred log coffins were commissioned for Australia’s bicentenary. Thirty years later, the NGA's Director and the project’s curator discuss…
Peer mentorship offers rewards beyond the silo of geography
A new program led by the British Council pairs Australian and British arts colleagues from minority and First Nations backgrounds…