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Aussie Auction News
Jeffrey Smart, John Cruthers and designers Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Featherston and Newson dominate June's auctions.

Youth sector at risk as small-to-mediums squeezed
Theatre for young people is entirely dependent on the small-to-medium sector, vulnerable to the Brandis reallocation and resultant suspension of…

Top End fair challenges with new direction
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair sets new benchmark for 2015 with programming that reaches beyond the fair model.

Beyond backdrops: scenography takes centre stage
Australian theatrical design is distinctive for its collaborative approach, a quality that will be on display at an international scenography…

2015 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Variety Gala Performance
The star-packed, entertainment-filled opening night Variety Gala Performance suggests that this festival will be a major success.

Arts contributors named in Queen's Birthday Honours
ArtsHub congratulates the performers, writers, artists, philanthropists and executives whose contribution to the arts was recognised in the Queen's Birthday…

Too dangerous for the museum
Museums can be safe places for unsafe topics but a leading museum director asks whether there is a point when…

The Brandis effect on regional Australia
To write off towns outside of Sydney and Melbourne as being bereft of culture is an arrogant falsehood.

Largest number of Australian artists selected for APT8
Australian artists make up 20% of APT8 placing our local artists at the heart of this internationally recognised regional forum.

The essential skills of public speaking
The latest in our series looks at how to overcome our greatest fear and master the art of public speaking.