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Rebooting the museum of the moving image
After closing for a major make-over (and pandemic postponement) the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is re-opening with a…
Soft politics or celebration? How the arts promote diversity at Lunar New Year
Is it just a calendar date, or is it opportunity to promote acceptance and diversity via the arts? We speak…
So you want my arts job: Arts Lawyer
As an arts lawyer, Roxanne Lorenz helps artists and creators to understand and protect their rights. The job requires an…
When do you have enough material to start writing your book?
The leap of faith from a shorter work to a full-length book comes with many potential pitfalls including procrastination and…
How to help artists and cultural industries recover from the COVID-19 disaster
Almost a year into the pandemic's impact on the arts, now is the time to look beyond emergency support programs…
Must see performing arts of 2021: Part Two – dance and circus
Our Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts selects more of the shows he’s most excited to see in 2021.
Why ‘the witch of Kings Cross’ Rosaleen Norton was a groundbreaking bohemian
A self proclaimed witch, trailblazing Norton was an under-appreciated cultural touchstone of 20th century Australia, until now, thanks to a…
Robots were dreamt up 100 years ago – why haven’t our fears about them changed since?
The world's first robots, created by playwright Karl Čapek, appeared on a Prague stage in January 1921. This long read…
Why weren’t there any great women artists? In gratitude to Linda Nochlin
Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay was a scathing and detailed analysis of how and why white bourgeois men were 'great' while…
Writers’ Festivals in Australia 2021
This year is shaping up to be a return of the writers festival as events that were cancelled are all…