Country Arts WA announced new appointments

Regional arts organisation retains its Chair while it freshens up its board.

Why this toilet won a top design award

A bathroom sink, toilet and tap beat off cars, jeans and even a clothes peg to take out the top…

Artists need to be at the developers' table

Art can be central to urban change but artists need early consultation and reasonable expectations to make a difference.

Drawing ambition blooms at last

After a decade of trying, an Australian artist has won an important specialist drawing award.

Ballast added to Games Festival Board

Freeplay gears up in anticipation of its tenth festival.

Designing a library for the 21st century

Australia’s newest library opens in Melbourne’s Docklands this weekend, designed by architectural team Lindsay and Kerry Clare.

Balnaves Indigenous Playwright Award announced

A radical re-imagining of a Henry Lawson tale has won its author a $12,500 commission to write a new play,…

Can philanthropy pick up the Federal arts budget slack?

The silver lining of the Federal Budget cloud is support of corporate philanthropy and the arts has no choice but…

Ratings: Tuesday, 27th May 2014

Wheeler Centre to host City of Literature Office

Melbourne gains a welcome new addition to its thriving literary landscape.