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23701 resultsGetting Covered: Health issues in the arts
An exploration of how artists deal with health issues in the US, where getting and paying for health care is…
Birrarung Wilam (river camp) Park Project
Vicki Couzens and Lee Darroch, current directors of Riverbark Arts, tell us about their 'Birrarung Wilam' Aboriginal park installation.
State of the Copyfight: Intellectual property in the digital age
Organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Creative Commons claim that Big Brother isn’t just watching you, he’s colonized…
The Children of Gutenberg: publishing in the digital age
At a recent conference in New York City, Google brought together more than 300 book publishers and authors from all…
Is the World Truly Safe for the Modern Movie Musical?
There have been a heartening number of movie musicals recently, which has led me to wonder where they’ve been for…
SHACK (endangered species)
Over the last two years in conjunction with small-town Landcare groups and inspired by the fugitive qualities of nature, landscapes,…
An Actor's Business: Location Matters
On January 8, 2007, Canadian actors went on strike in a dispute over how they should be paid for performances…
The Collectors: Museums and the ethics of acquisition
A former curator at the Getty Museum is on trial in Italy for receiving stolen antiquities; governments of Italy and…
365 Days/365 Plays: A Progress Report
Writing a play every day for a whole year — as Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks did in 2004 — is…
The Keepers: Origins of the museum movement in America
Collecting in early modern times has its roots in Europe, in the courts of Renaissance princes and churchmen. Americans come…