Australia

Art is never finished, only abandoned
Can we ever call a work finished? Leonardo Da Vinci said no; rather, we just abandon. We speak with artists…

Should you care whether you are emerging or not?
Is the emerging artist label only useful for finding grants and opportunities, or can creative practitioners benefit from thinking about…

Show tunes ring out in a theatre lit by ghostlight
Unable to showcase their talents in the usual way because of COVID-19, graduating Music Theatre students from VCA have instead…

Eroding our culture: how the Australian arts have been slowly undermined
How have the arts lost their importance? Looking back over some of Currency House’s 62 previous Platform Papers, the outgoing…

8 ways managers can use fiction to prepare for an uncertain reality
It’s a brave new business world, but turning to novelists can help managers explore possible future scenarios.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Brisbane Powerhouse CEO to step down, Festival Creative Directors announced for Sydney WorldPride 2023, and more.

Music Review: Exotic Strudel, Selby and Friends
A joyous celebration of one hundred years of the piano trio.

Theatre Review: Triple X, Queensland Theatre
A brave and bold exploration of identity politics.

Theatre Review: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company opens it's first mainstage production in 12 months and the wait has been worth it.

Q&A: Indigenous Artist Tony Albert on appropriation, identity and Margaret Preston
Using vintage Aboriginal-styled fabrics, artist Tony Albert's new work sits in conversation with Margaret Preston's iconic linocuts and asks the…