Search News

See all news
Aboriginal woman with her art in background.
News

Beyond the pavilion – the other Australian artists at Venice

Venice Biennale curator announces full list of exhibiting artists, including Australian and New Zealand Indigenous artists.

Literary journal. A freshly sharpened pencil sits amid pencils shavings and a pencil sharpener on a blank page, suggesting the start of a new creative writing project.
News

New literary journal set to enrich Australia's cultural landscape

The new journal is driven by Writers SA with the support of the state’s three universities and Arts South Australia.

Greek-Australian poet and spoken word performer Luka Lesson gestures with his right hand while holding a book in his left.
Sponsored

Reincarnated lovers riot on the streets of Athens in unique cross-cultural performance

Hip-hop and spoken word meet ancient Greek philosophy and art music in a cross-cultural production about the enduring nature of…

Portent. A group of musicians and actors perform a ritual inspired by eclipses. Silhouettes of the audience are at the front of the shot.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Portent (a ritual), Holmes à Court Gallery

A collaborative work spanning visual and performing arts inspired by solar eclipses.

Dead End. Image is a spotlit women stretching behind and to the right, with the light just on the left of her body as we look at her.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Dead End, Blue Room Theatre

A Ukrainian-Australian cast and crew's surreal presentation of being assaulted by war.

art books. Image is a five shelves full of art books, filling the entire frame.
News

10 new art books to usher in 2024

2024 kicks off with some solid new publications for your visual arts library.

Dome Under Film Festival, Scienceworks. Image is an abstract swirling image with a brain like central figure surrounded by tiny figures.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Film reviews: Future Visions: Dome Under Film Festival, Scienceworks

A festival of short films specially curated at the Planetarium took advantage of the stereo sound and immersive structure.

Tiny Beautiful Things. Image is a middle-aged woman in a red shirt and brown cardigan, with long fair hair. She is holding her hands up in the air with her elbows bent, as if explaining something.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Tiny Beautiful Things, Belvoir St Theatre

Adapted from the book of the same name, this play may be affirming or cloying, depending on your own circumstances.

Installation of glass in gallery setting. Yhonnie Scarce.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Exhibition review: Yhonnie Scarce: The Light of Day, Art Gallery of WA

A survey exhibition that reveals obscured histories and difficult truths in quiet, yet spectacular ways.

overflow. A woman stands next to a basin in a graffitied club toilet. She is wearing a fishnet top and short black skirt and preening for the camera.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Overflow, Arts Centre Melbourne

A discomforting but illuminating exploration of the trans and gender-diverse experience.

1 132 133 134 135 136 2,421