Australia
This week's arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and what people are talking about in the arts this week.
Street art finding its mark in outdoor festival
The Brisbane Street Art Festival offers a jam-packed 16-day festival with an impressive range of murals, installations and workshops.
Theatre review: Pear-Shaped, Theatre Works
Wholly inventive and deliciously absurd, this story about sisterhood, eating disorders and the creative process packs a punch.
Theatre review: Bloody Mary, Clubhouse Theatre Queensland
One of history's lesser known figures, Mary Tudor, the first regent queen of England, gets her time in the spotlight.
Performance review: Show Day, Claremont Showground, WA
Family-friendly, feather-flying, ribbon-twirling fun.
Bridging the gap between artist and audience
A new artist residency by Fox Galleries encourages interaction and connection.
Drawing with dualities and deep conceptual thinking
The Dobell Drawing Prize #23 finalist works on view at the NAS Gallery push the potential of drawing practices to…
Chinese art in Australia: Beijing Realism and the ethics of exhibition making
Two curators respond to criticism of their recent exhibition...
Australia says goodbye to a legend, with the death of John Olsen
ArtsHub takes a wander back across the career of John Olsen, and the gift he leaves our nation.
It's not new, it's just more urgent – Biennale rethinks model
Bunbury Biennale centres local voices in global conversations, demonstrating that connection, currency – and ambition – sit well beyond geography.