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The secret art of conducting
Conductors including Vanessa Scammell, Asher Fisch and Nicholas Braithwaite discuss their roles and their relationships with orchestras.
Sidney Nolan’s never-before-seen Auschwitz paintings
Revealing works made by iconic painter Sidney Nolan that document the Holocaust, and impacted the rest of his career.
Auslan storytellers building accessibility from the ground up
How can decolonisation strategies empower Deaf communities and help build an all-inclusive exhibition? We spoke with two artists leading this…
Can NFTs ‘do good’ for theatre?
Turns out one NFT community has a $10M funding pool, and here is how Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is making…
Female curators (re)shaping Australian art
An all female curatorium is shaping the next survey of Australian art - so will it 'look' different, and what…
Do we need more artists on boards?
Slowly, visual arts organisations have been including practicing artists on their boards and councils. What does that look like?
Meet MAGNT’s new Director
Strong experience with blockbuster exhibitions and a close eye on Indigenous art and culture inform Adam Worrall’s views.
Not paying royalties for session musos is damaging the music industry
Australia is one of a handful of developed economies that does not support the rights of performers to ongoing royalties,…
First Nations artists on adapting traditions for a contemporary world
Five First Nations artists from Queensland discuss what it means to work on Country and how their practices strengthen Cultural…
How art helps us develop healthier minds
From connecting us with our emotions to museotherapy: art's positive impacts are many and varied.