Australia

It’s time to reignite the arts, and the Australia Council shows how
The Australia Council's new RE-IGNITE framework aims to assist artists and organisations to open their doors, return to business, and…

$345 million recovery plan to rebuild live performance sector
Peak body Live Performance Australia has unveiled a two-year recovery plan for the sector, including a JobKeeper extensions, a Business…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Reopening news, opportunities for artists, a major gift of paintings to AGSA, ACOs Tognetti celebrates 30th anniversary, introducing The Reservoir…

Realities of regional life explored in young people’s monologues
A new collection of scripts written by young regional Australians shares their fresh perspectives with the wider theatre community.

Is your digital pivot sustainable as core programming?
How sticky is your new digital COVID programming, and will it make that secondary pivot back into your core programming…

As travel restrictions ease, arts orgs need your support
First the bushfires and then COVID closures, we look at three arts organisations hardest hit in 2020 and what the…

The short story’s power for big impact
Writers Sean O’Beirne, Josephine Rowe and Alice Bishop talk with Alice Cottrell about why short stories have such a big…

Art Gallery of NSW finds new possibilities in the digital realm and beyond
Celebrated by The New York Times, engaging singers such as Delta Goodrem and Ngaiire, and supporting artists to make new…

How to deal with uncertainty
With lockdown easing, many of us are wary of what the future holds, from finding work to staying healthy. Trisnasari…

Dedication, determination and self-love: one director’s journey
Gut Feeling, a multi-award-winning Australian web series, has launched the career of AFTRS alumna Hattie Archibald. She tells us how…