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Exhibition review: Surfacing, Trocadero Projects

New and experimental photographic work and related writing from emerging artists.

Celebrate Arts Project Australia's 50th anniversary at the Northcote Studio Open Day. Photo: Supplied. APA artists at work in the studio. Artworks and material can be seen on walls and laid out on tables, with around 10 people inside the studio.
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Arts Project Australia celebrates 50-year milestone and looks to the future

APA Executive Director Liz Nowell shares reflections on the organisation's longevity and future ambitions, including aiming for a shot at…

Teeth and Tonic. Two young women sit on a couch looking at a phone with raised eyebrows. One is in a short black dress with a red shirt over it and on the right is one with brown/black trousers and an apricot top.
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Theatre review: Teeth and Tonic, La Mama Courthouse

An exploration of misogyny but leavened with humour and friendship.

‘Melbourne Out Loud: Life through the lens of Rennie Ellis’ installation view at State Library Victoria. Photo: ArtsHub. A large double-channel video screen in a dim gallery space showing two photographic images. The one on the left is of an elderly man sitting beneath the sun topless, and the right is of a figure wearing a green floral dress with a hat covering the head, lying on the sand.
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Exhibition review: Melbourne Out Loud: Life through the lens of Rennie Ellis, State Library Victoria

A photography exhibition that transports a slice of life from the 70s and 80s to State Library Victoria.

Image is a large gallery space with a circular wall covered with a huge projection of parrots in their natural environment. On the floor in front of it are three small figures in silhouette.
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Exhibition review: BBC Earth Experience, Melbourne Convention Centre

An impressive blend of entertainment, education and environmental awareness.

A group of physical theatre actors make a pyramid with one person on the top holding a megaphone.
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Performance review: Future Proof, Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Physical theatre that asked the hard questions, but needed a little more fine-tuning.

Man in blue t-shirt standing next to outdoor bronze sculpture of a huge hand with an elongated thumb sticking up in the air. David Shrigley, NGV
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Thumbs up on NGV acquisition

Iconic sculpture by David Shrigley finds permanent home in Melbourne.

Melinda Schawel. Photo: Supplied. A digitally edited photo of a white middle-aged woman with half-tied back blond hair wearing an artist apron and smiling at the camera. She has been cropped onto a gradient green background with the words 'so you want my arts job?'
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So you want my arts job: Paper Artist

Artist Melinda Schawel shares her unconventional approach to paper as a versatile medium with a new show upcoming at Flinders…

Members of the cast from ‘Akaraka’ by Amarachi and produced by Empty Seat Theatre. Photo: Cameron Grant. Two people standing close to each other with their hands on the person seated in front of them, smiling. Two more people are standing at the back and off to the right hand side, their hands are held together looking slightly serious. All members of the cast have dark skin brown skin and black hair, with a red-orange background.
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'It's an Australian play': how a new CALD theatre company is turning the tables on diversity

‘Akaraka’ and Empty Seat Theatre are built by creatives who hope to lead change by example, one show at a…

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