Deborah Stone
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Double the money for independent artists
Up to $200,000 in new money is available to independent artists who are successful crowd funders.
Arts for mental health under threat
Vulnerable clients with mental health issues are at risk of losing arts programs under a redesign of VIC mental health…
Best of the Edinburgh Fest
Three stand-up comedians deliver different styles and the laugh-meter records a clear gold, silver and bronze.
Amplifying Victoria's music
Music Victoria wants a major event, a contemporary music centre and new regulations to strengthen the music economy.
Lorne Sculpture Biennale
From onyx to string, the Lorne foreshore is host to a great range of works resonating with the natural environment.
Artists would prefer obscenity, Senator Brandis
Why allow racist abuse and ban penises? The Federal Government’s freedom-of-speech policy begs questions.
'Pesky artists' talk back to Brandis on Biennale
The artists behind the Biennale boycott say the Government has no right to cut funding over a political issue.
Excavating the Art of the Urban Pharoahs
Digging through the modern hieroglyphics of revolutionary Egypt has exposed artistic treasures, some lost forever.
The Government Inspector
A new play starts with a classic farce but becomes something cleverer, funnier and quite unexpected.
Gaultier: From Sidewalk to Catwalk to Melbourne
Animated mannequins with celebrity faces and a teddy with the original cone bra will be exhibits at NGV's next fashion…