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Petra Kalive is the new Artistic Director of State Theatre Company South Australia. A Fark-haired woman smiles warmly at the camera.
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Petra Kalive announced as State Theatre Company South Australia’s new Artistic Director

Petra Kalive aspires to "explore stories that speak to the heart of who we are and who we strive to…

ArtsHub

Nov 22, 2024
Installation view of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian', 2019, on display in NGV Triennial 2023. A single banana duct-taped to a white wall.
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Banana frenzy as crypto buyer coughs up US$6 million and vows to eat the artwork

Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork, featuring a real edible banana, has fetched a hefty price tag thanks to crypto billionaire Justin Sun.

Celina Lei

Nov 22, 2024
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This week’s arts news and trending topics

Our weekly wrap of arts news and reviews from around the country and the stories you may have missed.

Richard Watts

Nov 22, 2024
A man in a shirt clasps a woman from behind. Both look grim. Honour Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
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Back to the future for Red Stitch Actors' Theatre 2025 season

Red Stitch Actors' Theatre is starting the year with an oldie but a goodie, but then it's brand new works…

Madeleine Swain

Nov 21, 2024
Queensland Theatre's new Artistic Director, Daniel Evans. A black and white photo of a young pale-skinned man with curly hair and round glasses sitting on a sofa in what appears to be a warehouse setting.
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Queensland Theatre appoints local talent Daniel Evans as Artistic Director

Moving up from Associate Artistic Director, Daniel Evans hopes to lead the charge on Queensland's theatre ecology.

Celina Lei

Nov 21, 2024
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What audio books are Australians listening to?

Audio books are becoming more popular in Australia, but which titles and genres in particular and why go audio at…

Thuy On

Nov 21, 2024
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Art books that make great gifts

20 new art books released just in time for the holiday season and festive gifting.

Gina Fairley

Nov 21, 2024
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Arts Workforce Scoping Study interim findings indicate crisis across sectors

New findings illustrate that Australia's creative workforce is in a critical shape, facing recruitment and retention issues.

Gina Fairley
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Opinions & Analysis

The case for those with the battle scars to sit on arts boards

With the make-up of arts boards ever under the microscope, looking to directors from the sector with runs on the…

Dr John Daley and Rachel Krust
A group of young people in a class room are looking at scripts and off to the right where someone is addressing them off camera. mental health
Opinions & Analysis

The untapped potential of theatre-based interventions for mental health

The benefits of using interactive theatre and creative arts activities to educate and build mental health skills.

Ally Kelly
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Opinions & Analysis

New report shows Australia in crisis, but offers a pathway to wellbeing through creativity

As social cohesion drops to a new low in Australia, ANA’s new report touts creativity’s positive impact on wellbeing.

Gina Fairley
Four Americans of different genders and ethnic backgrounds stand in a line in front of a wooden door, meeting Senator Nancy Pelosi to preserve the National Endowment Agency.
Opinions & Analysis

Will the US win?

What will be the impact of this week's US election results on the arts? And what will be the implications…

David Pledger

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Exhibition review: Mark du Potiers: Some Days My Skin Just Isn’t So Thick, Queensland Multicultural Centre

Queer Asian Australian artist, Mark du Potiers, delicately deconstructs discrimination through his assemblages and needlework.

Pamela See

Nov 21, 2024
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Exhibition Review: Tarik Ahlip: Kara Toprak, Schmick Contemporary

This exhibit brings the transformative relationship between writing and sculpture to its pure physical presence – gilded by gold and…

Solomiya Sywak

Nov 21, 2024
Two panels. On the left is editor Suzy Garcia. She has long brown hair and is smiling, holding her hand to her chin. There are lights behind her. On the right is the cover of the book, 'New Australian Fiction 2024.' It has an orange cover will bits of yellow, green and black shapes.
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Book review: New Australian Fiction 2024, Suzy Garcia (editor)

A provocative anthology that challenges readers with 15 diverse, often unsettling but always compelling stories.

Sarah Halfpenny

Nov 21, 2024
'Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design', installation view at Heide Museum of Modern Art. Furniture and lighting displayed inside a gallery with alternating shades of green wallpaper.
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Exhibition review: Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design, Heide Museum of Modern Art

Icons of Italian design with an iconic exhibition to match.

Celina Lei

Nov 21, 2024
Two figures, Ahunim Abebe, Mark Saturno are crouched on the left hand bottom corner of the stage. In the background are 3 silhouette figures with pale light behind them.
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Theatre review: Jack Maggs, Adelaide Festival Centre

Based on the novel by Peter Carey, this production is a fine new work in the Australian theatrical canon.

Peter Burdon

Nov 20, 2024

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Queensland Theatre's new Artistic Director, Daniel Evans. A black and white photo of a young pale-skinned man with curly hair and round glasses sitting on a sofa in what appears to be a warehouse setting.
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Queensland Theatre appoints local talent Daniel Evans as Artistic Director

Moving up from Associate Artistic Director, Daniel Evans hopes to lead the charge on Queensland's theatre ecology.

Celina Lei
Guy Simon is pivoting from acting to being an Assistant Director, and speaks about the experience for ArtsHub's 'So you want my arts job?' series. An Aboriginal man with black hair and brown eyes gazes steadily into the camera.
Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Assistant Director

If you are willing to be an extra set of eyes and ears for the director, working as an assistant…

Richard Watts
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Career Advice

What should I do to prepare for a monologue performance?

Monologues are the purest form of storytelling for an actor. So how do you prepare for them?

The Conversation
Tonya Meyrick, Guest Curator of Geelong Design Week. A middle-aged woman in black and white wearing black frame glasses and a checkered scarf on a red background with the text “So you want my arts job?”
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So you want my arts job: Design Curator

Design Curator Tonya Meyrick of Geelong Design Week in Australia’s only UNESCO City of Design shares insights into her role.

Celina Lei
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Career Advice

Networking and Mentoring – Learning Module 4, Networking 101

The first chapter of five videos in this fourth module, offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The…

Madeleine Swain

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