Features
The case for artists in hospital settings since COVID
COVID has pushed the health and arts sectors to new extremes. Could this be the moment they work closer together…
Streaming in 2022: what TV shows to stream from July to December
The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart, Willow and House of the Dragon are all streaming between now and the end…
Audiences embrace festivals and blockbusters despite COVID risk
Australia reached a new record of COVID-related deaths this week but the news is not tempering arts audiences, who are…
What should a new Australian anthem sound like?
And what has table tennis got to do with it? Hip hop artist DENNI teamed up with puppet company Terrapin…
How to run an indie record label that endures
Eclectic indie label Chapter Music is celebrating its 30th year of operations. Founder Guy Blackman discusses the label’s longevity and…
Vale Peter Brook, an ever innovative director
Paul Rae explores the enduring but complex legacy of British theatre director Peter Brook, who died on Saturday, aged 97.
Census 2026: Making sure artists are counted
A national snapshot, the ABS Census allows us to plan for the future – so how can we ensure it…
The true picture of visual arts sector incomes
What is current data on visual arts workers’ incomes telling us? And are there better ways to track what’s really…
Some practical steps to truth-telling in museums
Calls for First Nations truth-telling are growing louder in Australian politics. What does that look like within the museum sector?
Japanese avant-garde ceramicists test the limits of clay
Documenting a shift from function to form, Catherine Speck looks at AGSA’s latest exhibition on Japanese ceramics.