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Aster + Asha Gallery exhibition of Anna Richardson's work. A darkened bright green hallway space showing two frmaed artworks on the wall under spotlights.
Interviews

As gallery costs shoot up, these curators are finding inventive exhibition platforms

ArtsHub speaks to artists and curators expanding exhibition opportunities for independent artists as conventional gallery hire costs go up.

Strong is the New Pretty. Photo: Sam Scoufus / Compadre.
Interviews

Strong is the New Pretty is about more than women kicking goals: 'It speaks to a bigger movement'

Strong is the New Pretty traces the inspiring story of how the AFLW was created, but for its creative team,…

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke with NGA Director Nick Mitzevich in front of Blue poles (1952) by Jackson Pollock. Photo courtesy NGA.
News

News of Blue poles’ tour revives public divide over arts’ value

The announcement that one of Australia’s most valuable artworks will travel to WA has stoked a familiar public conversation.

John Brack x Noel McKenna exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery: a woman dressed in black is sitting on a gallery bench looking at a range of small paintings hung on the gallery walls . One wall is a deep purple colour, the other is white.
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John Brack x Noel McKenna review: National Portrait Gallery’s masterful pairing of two great Australian painters

The shared interests of two Australian artists prove a fitting portal through which to explore their unique artistic voices.

Partial view of the Australian War Memorial’s Anzac Atrium space., a light-filled, glass ceiling atrium space with a walkway bridge dividing the space horizontally.
Features

Australian War Memorial’s $550 million museum development – take a look

What do the Australian War Memorial’s new museum spaces offer visitors?

federal government inquiry into arts and philanthropy: a photo of the outside of the Federal Parliament House building in Canberra, Australia.
Analysis

Can these federal parliamentarians supercharge philanthropic giving to the arts?

The first hearing of the Federal Government’s inquiry into arts philanthropy revealed there is a lot to learn about the…

Gorman Arts Centre Courtyard. Photo: Andrew Sikorski.
Features

Rebuilding Canberra's Gorman Arts Centre – will the wait be worth it?

Canberra's Gorman Arts Centre is mid-way through a protracted redevelopment – a high-wire act that has tested patience.

The Met's Quincey Houghton delivering the Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration at NGA, Canberra. Photo: Supplied.
Features

10 things Australian arts institutions can learn from The Met

The Deputy Director of Exhibitions at New York’s Met Museum, Quincy Houghton, offered wisdom in difficult times during her recent…

Ilya Gringolts performs in the ACO's The Devil's Violin. Photo: Charlie Kinross.
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The Devil’s Violin review: ACO brings style and flair to a lively program

In The Devil's Violin, the ACO musicians showcase their strengths on stunning Golden Age instruments.

Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

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