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Heteronormativity, censorship, and the queer artists facilitating change
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexim and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) we speak with queer artists about the importance of…

7 pillars of wisdom from Neil MacGregor
He’s led London’s National Gallery, the British Museum and Berlin’s Humboldt Forum. Neil MacGregor is in Australia and shared his…

We need to talk: How artists react to political ideas
OK Democracy unpacks political interference and the ideas of freedom, fake news and political hype on the election eve.

Election not taking culture seriously
The funding of arts and culture in this country reflects a political climate that does not take culture, or arts…

Rebranding for relevance
Rebranding is more than switching logos. It should be a total recalibration of how your audiences engage with your collections.

A hunger for place: why local stories resonate with regional audiences
Instead of making works parochial, specificity makes them unique.

Why museums still matter
For Museum Week, we ask curators, digital storytellers and Museum Directors how their organisations stay relevant in a busy age.

From Taiwan to Melbourne: First Nations exchanges that decentre the West
How can we carry the past into the future? Collaborations between Yirramboi Festival and Pulima Art Festival offer a fresh…

How retelling stories makes them timeless
Repetition builds the canon, which is why it’s so important to remount rarely seen works like The Torrents and Cloudstreet.

Can you have a sustainable career in cabaret?
Artists and artistic directors discuss the cabaret sector’s state of health, and offer advice for career development and sustainability.