Australia

Concert review: Songs That Made Me, Jess Hitchcock
A singer at the peak of her game travelling across musical theatre and opera, country and folk, jazz and pop.

Book review: What Fear Was, Ben Walter
A debut collection of stories surveys contemporary environmental and climate terrain.

Exhibition review: David Noonan
A trip through memory and a time long gone.

TMAG's new Director is a scientist who loves art
Introducing Mary Mulcahy, the new Director at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, who wants to put community first.

Is your creative block really a log jam?
Verity Johnson wonders if your creative block is due to too much inspiration, not a lack of it.

On the move: Latest sector appointments
Perth International Jazz Festival appoints General Manager, Performing Lines announces VIC Senior Producer, and more.

Dance review: Kunstkamer
Four choreographers and over 40 dancers make for an impressive, large scale collaborative work.

‘Nine years hard’ on national cultural policy
Nine years of Coalition arts management was devoid of consistency, understanding and genuine purpose, according to Julian Meyrick.

How entering an art prize can break boundaries in your practice
As well as offering a $10,000 main prize, the Hornsby Art Prize ensures finalists’ works are exposed to new eyes…

Arts news you may have missed, this week
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…