Australia

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Good Design Awards honour innovators, recipient of 2020 John Mulvaney Fellowship announced, playwright Ang Collins awarded Incubator Fellowship, and more.

National Art School offers bespoke in-person open day tours
NAS doesn’t mince words. The theme of its Open Day is ‘The Future is Art’ and with doors open, a…

Vale Aidan Fennessy
The playwright, director, dramaturg and much-loved member of the Australian theatre community died on Sunday, aged 53.

Creating COVID-safe super venues and sharing the stage
While the conditions for opening up theatres may not be ideal, they beat another half-watched livestream playing to a handful…

A career defining opportunity in Utopia
Despite shaping the Aboriginal art market since the 1980s, Utopia is only now building a dedicated art centre – and…

Book Review: Bad Boss by Michelle Gibbings
With Bad Boss: What to do if you work for one, manage one, or are one, Michelle Gibbings demonstrates a…

Arts Parliamentary Inquiry, what next?
With the Parliamentary inquiry into the arts there is a chance to re-define the debate on the arts sectors own…

Why we need the joy that art provides
The 2020 Brisbane Festival aims to 'surprise and delight' its audience, says Artistic Director Louise Bezzina.

20 questions you've always wanted answered by a curator
To celebrate Ask A Curator Day, we posed 20 questions to 20 curators nationally, touching on topics from ethical responsibilities…

7 peak orgs on Disablity Arts - making and taking space are not the same
Arts access sector and disabilities-led conversations need wider sector commitment beyond ticking boxes to create genuine spaces at the table.