New South Wales
Bridging the art/sport divide with creative energy
A new exhibition turns to themes of race, gender, technique and agency, to break down the silos of culture and…
Visual storytelling and the case for radical empathy
First Nations artist Hayley Millar Baker foregrounds herself as a storyteller, blurring the formal conventions of photography to construct probing…
Design Associates Program aims to change the face of the industry
Sydney Theatre Company puts their money where their mouth is, creating career pathways for diverse appointees following the signing of…
Theatre review: Home, I’m Darling, Sydney Theatre Company
Two 1950’s enthusiasts discover that the golden era they adore and seek to emulate may be harder to maintain than…
Theatre review: Hamilton, Sydney Lyric Theatre
The critic-proof production has opened in Australia to rapturous reviews – but what did we think?
New model disrupts programming at Carriageworks
Carriageworks hands over authorship of its public space to ARIs via the project NO SHOW, designed to rethink partnerships and…
Lisa Havilah on programming for the future
Climate change innovation. Studio ceramics. Eucalyptus. Persian artefacts. Diversity is the key to Powerhouse’s 2021 program, as it steps into…
NSW arts grants ‘a black box’
The ongoing state inquiry into grants has found a process that is difficult to understand and which makes it harder…
Stats out on Biennale of Sydney; we take a look at COVID’s impact
Despite cutting its staff by half as COVID hit, the Biennale of Sydney delivered over 600 programs to audiences, and…
Performance review: Bhoomi: Our Country (Sydney Festival)
A collective of musicians, dancers and writers weave ancient texts, myths and traditions into a recital exploring collective connection to…