Search Results
Patricia Piccinini talks about care and control in her new balloon Skywhalepapa
‘It is more than the objects – it is a culture,’ said Patricia Piccinini, of her Skywhale family, and their…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Artists working in schools, new festival for Newcastle, chalking on Parliament steps, Carriageworks takeover, film meets chamber music and rockin'…
First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders,…
How four Indigenous composers reshaped musical history
Four Indigenous composers demonstrate how a piano – an artefact of colonisation – can be a tool for unification.
Orchestral body calls for JobKeeper subsidy to be extended
Australia's symphony orchestras provided 2,644 jobs (2,115 of them to artists) in 2019. Symphony Services Australia is now calling for…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Thrive offers grants of up to $10,000 for Deaf & Disabled artists, nominations announced for Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, Regional…
‘This is a pause, not a stop’: lockdown devastating for Perth artists
PICA and Perth Festival have postponed the opening of numerous events, while Fringe World has cancelled five nights worth of…
Laura Jean McKay wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced online, with Laura Jean McKay’s prescient story about a novel virus taking out…
Stats out on Biennale of Sydney; we take a look at COVID’s impact
Despite cutting its staff by half as COVID hit, the Biennale of Sydney delivered over 600 programs to audiences, and…
Feminism, caregiving, and the importance of community during COVID-19
After the social isolation COVID-19 has caused, this year's All About Women Festival will provide a space for people to…
