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Exhibition Review: Surrealists at Sea, Art Gallery of SA
The first major survey of the Marek brothers rides on a wave of ideas that challenge conventions of Australian art.

NSW Budget commits $1.3 Billion to arts and culture
In a funding bonanza, NSW Government commits $1.3 billion to the arts, including a $40 million blockbuster exhibitions, a new…

Experts say our galleries and museums need to become greener
From our boards down to visitor services, museums and galleries have a holistic responsibility to become more sustainable entities –…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
A new executive director for Craft Victoria, The Literature Centre’s founder and director steps down, and more, PICA appoints new…

Exit interview: Rachael Coghlan, CEO Craft ACT
In five years, Rachael Coghlan has turned Craft ACT around from drained coffers to secure organisational funding, and created a…

Building back better for everyone
Renowned arts and disability advocate Suzanne Bull MBE, founder of the UK’s Attitude is Everything, is one many speakers at…

The limits of advocacy: arts sector told to stop worrying and be happy
Economic arguments about the arts' value aren't working, say Justin O'Connor, Julian Meyrick and Tully Barnett; we need to assert…

Keeping safe while working with sensitive subjects
Mental health should come first in planning and creating a production, according to Indigo Paul, who gives us a perspective…

Book Review: Echolalia by Briohny Doyle
A horror story of motherhood and mundanity in the throes of climate change.

Book Review: Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee
How the trifecta of power, knowledge and wealth will inform academic success.