Features
Festivals meet first open borders since COVID
WA’s opening up phase will coincide with its peak festival period. How are they dealing with these new horizons?
First Nations curator redefines emerging
For Primavera’s 30th anniversary, Aboriginal curator of the event Hannah Presley talks about legacy and brave steps.
Translating the language of animals
Author Laura Jean McKay looks at the way we write about the environment as a way of understanding it while…
Australian photography: changing the lens
As some of Australia’s long-standing photographic institutions bid farewell, others are thriving. This might signal a revolution.
Smartphone feature film production rises and rises
As the funding environment gets worse, smartphone filmmakers get organised and grow their aesthetic.
Exit interview: Jenny Ryssenbeek, ex-Executive Director, VAPAC
After 15 years as Executive Director of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres, Ryssenbeek has stepped across into a…
Yes to visibility and queer (re)tellings
Authentic narratives are vital for equality, and art can empower these voices and their retelling of history.
Innovation and the art of collaboration
The digital space needs generalists and collaborators for innovative projects to succeed.
Vale Robert MacPherson
Closing a long career, Brisbane artist Robert MacPherson leaves an incredible legacy of weaving the conceptional with the everyday.
Why local engagement is key in repatriating cultural artifacts
Community-based initiatives in culture and heritage help break down colonial power structures at home and abroad, say Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown and…