Melbourne

What does an artist collective look like today?
Ten artist collectives come together in the Collective Polyphony Festival to reconsider what’s needed in our arts ecology today.

New grants program to support disability access infrastructure
Funding of $50,000 to $100,000 will be allocated to support physical refurbishments, sensory access upgrades and more.

Dome screening review: XYZZY: Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, Neversphere
‘XYZZY’ is a visual and aural journey that tilts our world upside down.

The LEGO exhibition that ranked number one at 167-year-old museum
With a lot of LEGO bricks and even more creativity, 'RELICS: A New World Arises' topped attendance records at South…

The darkness of the image
‘Walking Through the Darkness’ at Centre for Contemporary Photography grapples with the paradoxes of darkness, technically and thematically.

Exhibition review: The Huxleys: DisGraceland, Abbotsford Convent
Love, expression, freedom and glam in The Huxleys’ latest exhibition ‘DisGraceland’, commissioned by Vogue Australia.

Event review: Now or Never Art Trail, Victoria Harbour Promenade Docklands
Crowd-pleasers set the tone at Melbourne’s inaugural Now or Never festival.

project8: why it's an interesting new gallery model
New Melbourne gallery, project8, blends academic research with artist-led curatorial practice, philanthropy and commercial outcomes.

Theatre review: Escaped Alone and What If If Only, Southbank Theatre
The MTC’s Caryl Churchill double bill is technically and dramatically sound, but doesn’t fully exploit the radical force of this…

‘Mum has been my rock’ says Rubaba Haider, winner of the $10,000 Australian Muslim Artists prize
The prize hosted by the Islamic Museum of Australia spotlights the diversity and significance of contemporary Muslim artists.