Australia

ICYMI: The week in arts
Uluru Statement up for NAIDOC Week, Sydney's new take on Indigenous buskers, plus the week's art news in festivals and…

Indie producers to be skilled up through new Victorian initiative
Capacity building, information sharing and paid placements with existing producers will feature as part of the Victorian Independent Producers Initiative.

Shaking the snow globe: Exit interview with Circus Oz’s Rob Tannion
Tannion reflects on his three years at the company, which saw the introduction of new operating models, new collaborations, and…

Book Review: Dead Right by Richard Denniss
Dead Right shows us that economics is not a force of nature but something voters and politicians are directly in…

Council path puts Sculpture by the Sea at risk
Despite a 22-year track record, community support and being a boon for local tourism, Sculpture by the Sea Bondi is…

Hardy’s MWF program a call to love
Marieke Hardy launched her second Melbourne Writers Festival program last night doubling down on the controversial and making a call…

Book Review: Eight Lives by Susan Hurley
This is one of the best murder thrillers to hit the bookshops in a long time.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day - CIAF is a frontier for artistic sustainability
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, we speak with Artistic Director of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Janina Harding on how remote communities…

Book Review: Slugger by Martin Holmen
An all-too-realistic thriller with a protagonist who, while not likeable, is attractive and compelling.

Review: Boojum!, State Opera SA
A picturesque, experimental production that doesn’t shy away from Lewis Carroll’s darker side.