Australia
The long road to progress: Unpacking the Australia Council’s Annual Report
This week the Australia Council tabled its 2016-2017 Annual Report. We take a look at the big picture; a road…
Cultural participation: the USA versus Australia
Within a matter of months, two major research studies have been released on cultural participation. How different are they, and…
Applause: recent winners
Portraiture prize for women awarded; poetry slam winners revealed; arts writer award announced, and many more.
That slippery slope
Playwright Ron Elisha reflects on the personal cost of the marriage equality campaign and the specious argument of ‘the slippery…
Amplifying independent voices by shaking up the arts market model
New bursaries for indie artists, cultural capacity building, and new public programs help ensure APAM 2018 will be more diverse…
A writer’s guide to diving deep and encountering shadows
The fundamental lesson novelist Sam Carmody learned about writing is that a significant part of the process happens beyond you,…
TARNANTHI: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art
In its second edition, and with a $17.54M boost from BHP, we take a look at Tarnanthi and its legacy…
The Red Tree
A wonderful new musical by the National Theatre of Parramatta.
Harry Potter play to open in Melbourne in 2019
The two-part theatrical epic, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has won 22 major theatre awards in the UK. Its…
A global first for Sydney cultural organisations
A consortium of 27 cultural organisations have come together to increase visibility and accelerate innovative partnerships.