Australia
Industry responds to ‘heartbreaking’ new AusCo grants program
Arts peak bodies and the MEAA have responded critically to this week’s announcements.
Blake Prize for religious art resurrected
A miracle of sponsorship has allowed the prestigious Blake Prize for religious art to rise again, defying Doomsday predictions.
Blood Brothers
This intimate and polished production boasts a sensational cast of performers and packs a massive emotional punch.
Grant rounds halved as AusCo adjusts to Budget cuts
The Australia Council has bit the bullet in the wake of Budget cuts, cancelling half its grants rounds and the…
The future of arts advocacy
The power of arts advocacy in recent weeks has implications beyond arts funding for the entire civic narrative.
The arts sector's formidable machine
If nothing else, one good thing to come out of the artquake caused by the funding cuts in the last…
Global network offers new opportunity for design students
Australia has joined an international education network which will offer design students the chance to study on five continents.
Senate Inquiry hears of lost opportunity, independence
Lost opportunity, for artists, audiences and public good is the persistent theme of the thousands of submissions to the Senate…
Working Class Man no bigot
Musician Jimmy Barnes has issued a public statement in support of multiculturalism after his music was played at a Reclaim…
National Art School gets a $8.7 million makeover
Australia’s oldest art school has welcomed the first group of students into revitalised Postgraduate Centre.