Museums
A new era for children's gallery
After a generous donation, Melbourne Museum's Children's Gallery will be reinvigorated and relaunched as the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery in…
New $32M arts centre for Sydney
Arts philanthropist Judith Neilson is set to expand her Sydney footprint with a new art centre that gets the "green…
Working in Asia: The real time difference
Countless arts projects in Australia-Asia arts projects falter over different understanding of time.
No Minister: An artist's encounter with Senator Brandis
Behind cocktails and canapes there was a fiery exchange at the Helpmann Awards this week.
Cultural capitals: Brisbane
Join us each week for a trip around the Australia metropolitan arts scene, as our capital cities show us their…
Legacy trumps a trend: APT8 and performance art
Tired of performance art? APT8 moves beyond the recent hype surrounding performance art and turns to the region for historical…
One door closes, another opens in Budget controversy
Submissions for the guidelines governing the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) announced in the Budget close…
Museums struggle with the entertainment imperative
First it was blockbusters, then architecture-branded museums, now slides and merry-go-rounds. Is it possible to be too entertaining?
The invisibility of Islamic art in Australia
Islamic art is sparsely displayed in our public galleries, and almost never seen beyond state capitals. Why?
Art’s multi-million dollar mile high club
A foreign company has brought culture to 6.6 million Australians through a unique sponsorship partnering suggested by its Aussie competitor.