Diversity

Young Australians see the arts as 'inseparable' from their lives
Involved in digital with less distinction between artforms, a new report from A New Approach challenges assumptions about young arts…

Sixteen diverse new writers announced for ArtsHub
We'll be publishing fresh perspectives from these 16 writers in the coming months, as part of an ongoing initiative with…

Arts and disability: the impact of representation on a national platform
Cultural institutions like the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) are working to create more opportunities for artists with disabilities, highlighting…

Festival review: Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ 2021), Townsville and surrounding regional towns
The festival's third iteration is the most ambitious yet in this sprawling and collaborative venture across the region.

Book review: The Only One in the World, edited by Narrelle Harris, Clan Destine Press
A prize-winning collection that riffs on the stories and mythology of Sherlock Holmes is sheer, unadulterated fun.

Theatre review: Durkh a Modne Gloz, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, Melbourne
An engaging fusion of Yiddish poems and cabaret, but the experiment didn't always work.

Supporting Indigenous Filmmaking with Australia's audio-visual heritage
The Morrison Government's new grant will allow the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) to commission an Indigenous…

Asian Australian talents in the spotlight: sneak peek at OzAsia 2021
An enticing mix of music, comedy, theatre has been revealed alongside a new writing and ideas program at the celebrated…

Charting a region impacted by COVID, we look at the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial
QAGOMAs Head of Asian and Pacific Art reflects on a trajectory of change – and more recent COVID impacts –…

Luke Cornish on the recent censorship of his work and COVID racism
Three recently censored artworks again raise questions over COVID-fuelled racism, and the flipside, social media bullying and the lack of…