National

Frankston: Anywhere Theatre Festival's town of choice
The Brisbane-based festival is heading interstate for the first time, bound for Frankston, Victoria.

Sydney Council unanimously endorses Live Music Action Plan
Helping artists and musicians stage performances in non-traditional venues is one of the plan’s key goals.

AUDIO: Textile arts boom overwhelms exhibition
TEX, a new textile exhibition has been so overwhelmed with interest it has had to postpone and move to a…

John Frost named JC Williamson Award Winner
In the past three decades Frost, 61, has risen to fame for his productions including 'Wicked' and 'The Sound of…

Self-published book wins award for speculative fiction
For the first time, a self-published book has won an award for Australia's best science fiction, fantasy and horror stories.

Is the NGA’s head in the past?
The National Gallery's Shiva has all the attention but the Gallery's problem with the past may also be about programming.

VIDEO: Mystery of the Aztecs uncovered at Melbourne Museum
A new exhibition of more than 200 artefacts shines a light on this ancient and intriguing empire.

Sydney Writers’ Festival celebrates ‘thinking season’
More than 40 international guests and 300 locals will take to the stage at the Sydney Writers Festival.

Artists join the ‘deathies’
The arts are providing a creative and unthreatening pathway into a topic sometimes considered the last taboo: death and dying.

Peeling sign language off the page
The focus on sign language in Peter Goldsworthy's novel Wish is a boon for theatrical adaptation.