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Expanding Australia's cultural narratives on stage
Set in contemporary Western Sydney, Aanisa Vylet’s play, 'The Girl / The Woman', explores the interior lives of a first…

Price first, design later - how the arts can learn from IKEA
Setting the price point for an arts event can often be the death of it. IKEA demonstrate how flipping the…

Spencer Tunick on lending his signature aesthetic to global activism
ArtsHub speaks to New York-based photographer and installation artist Spencer Tunick about global activism and what it's like to direct…

Transgender, cabaret, and working in retail
Shop assistants and department stores are rich pickings for comedians. Cabaret performer Zeb Direen uses a transgender character to explore…

Brook Andrew named as Biennale of Sydney’s next Artistic Director
ArtsHub sat down with Brook Andrew on the eve of his Biennale appointment, and discovered what he meant when he…

Post-truth bullshit at Creative State Summit
A panel of artists and storytellers interrogate the slipperiness of post-truth at the Creative State Summit.

The waning shadow of the Tasmanian Gothic
Tasmanian artists are increasingly exploring themes which speak to contemporary life, including the island's history of protest and activism.

Be ourselves: how our voices can build a national identity
In the new, democratic medium of podcasting, producers are colliding with the great issues of our culture. Is there such…

From New York to New Zealand – how a coup is changing a gallery
ArtsHub speaks with Neal Stimler, The Met’s Public Engagement guru who is changing the face of the Auckland Art Gallery,…

Why wills and bequests are not just for philanthropists
Many artists, arts professionals and culture lovers have significant art collections, and yet few consider what their future value might…