Australia
The Possibilities
SIDETRACK THEATRE: ‘The Possibilities’ is a collection of 10 short plays, or a play in 10 short scenes, which contemplates…
Jonathan Mills State of the Arts Lecture
STATE OF THE ARTS LECTURE: Mills told the large audience in the NGV’s Great Hall that if they were expecting…
Contemplating the Stars of the Melbourne Art Fair
MELBOURNE ART FAIR: At first glance, the average punter coming to the Melbourne Art Fair and looking at some of…
Do Not Go Gentle
FORTYFIVEDOWNSTAIRS: The inspiration for Do Not Go Gentle is Dylan Thomas’ well known poem about the fierce and desperate longing…
The wild ride of ideas in Byron Bay
BYRON BAY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: This will be Director, Jenni Caffin’s fourth and last festival before she hands over the reigns…
Noel Staunton's Brisbane Festival
Noel Staunton is a highly esteemed arts producer, who has worked successfully in the Australian arts scene for the past…
Art's notorious celebrity: Bill Henson
MELBOURNE ART FOUNDATION 2010 LECTURE: Bill Henson’s free lecture was the opening gambit for Melbourne Art Week. Having Henson as…
In defence of the Australia Council
A recent call for an overhaul of the Australia Council misses the real culprit. If Australian cultural policy is in…
The Greens approach to the Arts
FEDERAL ELECTION: This week Christine Milne, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for the Arts, launched a number…
Sharman Pretty: From Start to Finish
VCAM: Since funding cuts in 2005 the VCA began a tumultuous journey of mergers and staff cuts and their continuation…