Writing and Publishing

Booki.sh without the books
Booksellers will lose out as Australian innovation Booki.sh, swallowed up by a US corporation, decides it will no longer sell…

Overseas performers agreement close - but only for some
Actors Equity is close to agreement with the subsidised theatre sector over overseas performers but no comprehensive deal is on…

Arts Centre Melbourne to acquire national opera archive
Opera Australia has agreed to donate a portion of its archives to Arts Centre Melbourne for foyer audiences to enjoy.

The copybook of copies: Fabulous Follies, Frauds and Fakes
Robert Baines' latest book is a wonderful antidote to the pomposity that sometimes replaces scholarship in the high art discourse.

The awards formerly known as AbaF now open
Nominations for this year’s Creative Partnerships Australia Awards, formerly known as the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards, are open.

Theatre iNQ finds home alone
Despite having no Arts QLD or OzCo funding, Townsville’s Theatre iNQ have moved out of a communal building and into…

What we know and what we need to know
The Australia Council ArtFacts reveals important information about visual arts but leaves some major questions unanswered.

The buzz behind the inaugural Stella Prize
The winner of the inaugural Stella Prize, which honours Australian women’s writing, was announced last night at ACCA in Melbourne.

Entries for 2013 Blake Prize now open
Artists with an interest in religion or spirituality will have acess to an increased Blake Prize pool of $40,000 across…

Australian appointed as Guggenheim curator
The new Curator of Chinese art at the prestigious Guggenheim Museum comes from the Australian Centre for Asian Art and…