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Japanese 'starchitect' Kengo Kuma makes Australian footprint
From designing Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Stadium to working with students in Canberra, Kengo Kuma keeps it real by connecting materials…
How verbatim theatre can keep history alive
In retelling the long and often bitter campaign for gay law reform in Tasmania, the new production ‘The Campaign’ not…
The changing identity of regional galleries and museums
Bendigo Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ballarat and Shepparton Art Museum representatives discuss the changing nature of business outside the…
'A deep regard for creative endeavour': meet the new Australia Council CEO
Diversifying the arts, working with government and finding new ways to talk about the relevance of the arts in our…
How art helps us understand the universe
The discovery of gravitational waves gives us new ways to explore the cosmos, with poets and sound artists as our…
Art is a constant reminder of our colonial wars
Two hundred log coffins were commissioned for Australia’s bicentenary. Thirty years later, the NGA's Director and the project’s curator discuss…
Peer mentorship offers rewards beyond the silo of geography
A new program led by the British Council pairs Australian and British arts colleagues from minority and First Nations backgrounds…
How a sober stint impacts your creativity
Does alcohol lubricate our creativity or stifle our best work? Creatives weigh in on how sober stints have impacted their…
How dance connects First Peoples on the world stage
The opportunity to explore cultural connections goes well beyond the sharing of art – it connects with cultural values; our…
Women lead the way in transcending boundaries
Six artists with Australian-Moroccan/Saudi heritage make incremental push-backs on what they will and won’t accept.