Australia

COVID-chaos disrupts July, hopes for August
SA’s snap lockdown halts Illuminate Adelaide; Australian Festival of Chamber Music cancels 30th anniversary; Winter Jazz Fest hopes for August.

Live music receives targeted support as pandemic continues
New funding support for the COVID-impacted live music sector is available in QLD and NSW.

Art and sport: is there really a divide?
As we witness the start of an Olympic Games the world will never forget, it’s worth asking if some long-held…

COVID safety nets for cancelled arts events: some progress, but still vulnerable
As snap lockdowns loom large across the country with no end in sight, some state governments are doing their best…

On the Move: departure from Black Swan, appointment at Bundanon
Keep up to date with the latest movements in the sector.

Exit interview: Rachel Kent leaves MCA for Bundanon
After shaping the MCA's curatorial vision for two decades, Rachel Kent makes the leadership shift from Chief Curator to CEO…

Stop being reactive; digital mentorship is about strategic investment
ACMI is changing the face of digital mentorship turning to the CEO’s lens, but with a non-hierarchical swagger that will…

Artist-driven vaccination campaign urges audiences to play a part in pandemic recovery
Victorian audiences are being urged to give the ‘performance of a lifetime’ by getting vaccinated.

ICYMI: the week's top arts news
Vivid postponed, public art opportunities, Byron Writers goes ahead, Chanel comes to NGV, plus more arts news.

Theatre Review: The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Adelaide Guitar Festival
Stories of love and loss at the fall of a bridge.