Australia
When crime fiction helps literacy in Tasmania
A crime fiction book that's deliberately easy to read is targeted at helping Tasmania's literacy problems.
On the move: latest sector appointments
New Chairs and CEOs, departing arts leaders and more in this week’s round-up of arts sector comings and goings.
Regional exclusive Baroque exhibition signals vision, drive and potential
Hamilton Gallery’s world-class Baroque exhibition, 'Emerging From Darkness', reveals much about the vision and ambition of regional cultural tourism with…
Vietnamese museum pitches for new site to secure future
After an unresolved dispute on its original proposed location in Victoria's Footscray, the Vietnamese Museum Australia is now being considered…
10 underrated books in 2023
Some worthy Australian books published this year that may have escaped your attention.
This week's arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and what arts news people are talking about this week.
Cost of living crisis starting to bite for Aussie readers
Less money and less time equates to fewer Australians reading, according to new research.
A look at NSW's new 10-year arts and creative industries policy
21 commitments pave the way, in the NSW Government’s new 10-year policy for the arts and creative industries.
Book review: A Brief History of Thought – Unfinished, John Bryson
If anyone is up to the ambitious task of analysing the history of thought, it is the author of 'Evil…
Creativity begins at home? Families in support of artistic growth
How does the influence of creative parents affect a child as they grow? We take a look at three distinct…