Australia
Review: De Stroyed at fortyfivedownstairs
The writing, life and person of Simone de Beauvoir reimagined and expanded in a nuanced exploration of the vicissitudes of…
Ending the street fight
This week’s Meeting of Cultural Ministers has the opportunity to be ambitious and end the fight between sectors and art…
Review: 60th Good Design Awards
The Australian Good Design Awards celebrate excellence and innovation from around the world.
Is the sector over-reliant on volunteers?
When you call a plumber do you stop and think "is this person getting paid?" No, because we have labour…
Electrical fault identified as cause of La Mama blaze
Arson has been ruled out as the cause of the fire which gutted the heritage-listed Carlton theatre on Saturday morning.
La Mama Theatre gutted by fire: sector shocked
Carlton's legendary La Mama Theatre, which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, has been devastated by fire.
Why Fringe Festivals are the centre point of our culture
Recent events may have left some artists questioning the validity of the Fringe model. Simon Abrahams, Creative Director/CEO of Melbourne…
Review: HIR at Studio Underground
HIR is a black comedy that dissects the dysfunctionality of family and the general disarray that describes life, and is…
Trying to make sense of restructure in Penguin Random House literary division
The sales of literary fiction and how publishers support it are in the spotlight following latest restructure at Penguin Random…
Revealing the unseen: how art responds to trauma
From the horrors of child abuse to the violence of the Frontier Wars, art offers us the opportunity to face…