Australia

Fight the bean counters
Belvoir AD Ralph Myers named names when he went on the attack this week, arguing the creeping replacement of artistic…

Capturing contemporary Asia in Australia
Multicultural arts is moving beyond Chinese lanterns to celebrate the vibrancy of contemporary Asian art.

Still Point Turning
Linda Luke's solo performance in Still Point Turning is powerful and hypnotic.

Kudos: Congratulations to this week's winners
There are awards this week for sports writing, sculpture, music, and experimental typologies.

On the move: latest appointments
Regional Arts Victoria appoints three new Creative Arts Recovery Facilitators and Perth Festival announces new Artistic Director.

Unveiled: Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide, ATYP and more
Across Australia, from coast to coast, here are the latest program announcements.

What Artbank learned from plumbing
Artbank Director Tony Stephens started his career as a plumber. Now he runs Australia's largest contemporary art rental collection.

An Hour of Touching
Although unpolished, An Hour of Touching is an easy and entertaining addition to this year's Feast Festival

3+3 =1 (and a half) for AusCo contracts
AusCo's decision to cancel six year contracts has caused widespread unrest in the community arts sector and an exchange worthy…

All muffled on the Western Front
WA suffers disproportionately from ABC cuts, part of a persistent national failure to rate the West.