Festivals

Creative recovery: an inspirational success story
Her experience in Christchurch after the earthquakes showed Steph Walker why arts matter so much to community.

International arts without the carbon footprint
Barack Obama challenged Tony Abbott on climate change at the G20 but he burned carbon getting here. Artists have an…

Art Fair gives space to the anti-market
The Artissima contemporary art fair is set apart by its orientation around appreciating the art.

Female-only film festivals should not exist
Ideally we would have no need for festivals that promote women in film, as we would already give them the…

Non-stop collaborations and commissions: Carriageworks is back with a brand new program for 2015
Impressive in scope, scale and ambition, Carriageworks in the heart of Sydney’s Redfern continues the consolidation and growth of its…

Dissolving deities: 20 tonnes of ash to occupy Carriageworks in the form of Sydney Buddha
In association with Sydney Festival, Carriageworks will present a monumental sculpture of Buddha moulded from ash.

The art we’re not seeing
Performing artists and companies from Europe, the UK and North America still dominate our touring stages: do we have a…

Festivals fight for independence
Festival directors around the country have reacted with concern to the proposed merger of Adelaide Festival and the Adelaide Festival…

Unveiled: Tasmanian International Arts Festival and David Lynch
A rebranded arts festival embraces all of Tasmania, a major retrospective announced for QAGOMA, and Here Lies Love pops up.

Art and architecture plays with reality
What role does Augmented Reality play in the future of art, architecture, and the sustainability of future spaces?