Melbourne
Reopening Sydney theatre COVID-safely
Hamilton and Come From Away are reopening in Sydney as part of NSW’s roadmap back from COVID. What can audiences…
New home for experimental arts space
Testing Grounds loses one home to gain another thanks to the $100 million Melbourne City Recovery Fund.
Securing arts money in uncertain times
As the sector seeks support for its post-pandemic future, how are sponsors and donors feeling about their capacity to give?
Exit interview: Brett Sheehy, MTC
After nine years as Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Sheehy has stepped down from the role. What next?
How games can become our greatest artform
At his recent keynote at Melbourne International Games Week, Albert Chessa argued that there was a way for games to…
Phoenix festival rises from the Fringe
Melbourne Fringe’s program has been reinvented, with 55 in-person shows swiftly adapted for digital performance.
Aussie art fairs face slippery environment of knock backs
Four art fairs deliver COVID updates this week - some positive, others pivoting. Three art fairs announce their pivot online…
The power of play and how to bring it home
The playground may be closed with no free-roaming allowed, but small acts of play can still be achieved and are…
New galleries forefront First Nations artists for opening commissions
There has been a rise in public art commissions that place First Nations artists forefront of new gallery builds, extending…
Exit Interview: Kate Torney, CEO State Library Victoria
After six years at the helm of the fourth busiest library in the world, Kate Torney has taken on a…