Features
The allure of art in the dark: why we love winter festivals
Recent years have seen rapid growth in the number of winter arts festivals, but is there more to their popularity…
Our taste for translated literature is broadening, and that’s a good thing
Australian readers are increasingly open to the rich cultural imaginations of the most intensely othered parts of the world.
How to turn a big idea into a killer longform podcast
Two of Audible’s master storytellers teach us how they grappled with complex problems while producing longform podcasts such as The…
Massacre remembered through exhibition and promised museum
Labor pledges $3 million for permanent museum to commemorate Myall Creek Aboriginal massacre, as major exhibition opens in Armidale to…
Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?
We don’t see such sneers at woodwork, metalcrafts or other "manly" pursuits.
Alone time leads to new creative worlds
A group of children, with help from The Rabble, examine the complex relationship between loneliness and aloneness in a new…
Art, politics, money: current issues for a revisited cultural policy
In this extract from the latest Currency House platform paper, David Throsby discusses important issues and areas for concern that…
The ongoing impact of gentrification on artist run spaces
Gentrification is an ongoing issue for small arts organisations, but in the ARI space, it is particularly felt and in…
Artists and arts workers reveal their personal arts heroes
The mentors, friends and colleagues who inspire us deserve to be acknowledged – so let’s take a moment to do…
The future of aesthetic use of access in art
Access is not only something for presenters to address. As successful works are created and mounted by diverse artists, it's…