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Just Not Australian! How artists are rethinking nationhood in turbulent times
A new exhibition at Artspace Sydney calls it straight when it comes to the origins and implications of contemporary Australian…
Bored to distraction: musicians aim to drive you out of your mind
A new artistic collaboration will musically examine how a lack of stimulus can wreak havoc with the mind.
Arthur Boyd – a complex genius who channelled Van Gogh
As Bundanon Trust embarks on a $8.6M redevelopment to ensure its future, an intimate exhibition of Boyd’s work travels nationally,…
David Marr on journalism and writing about Australia’s monsters
Journalist, author, and biographer David Marr spoke with ArtsHub about his 40-year career and why ‘monsters’ who hold places of…
Showing contentious art in MeToo times
Picasso's The Vollard Suite is a good example how art museums need to address their responsibility when showing explicit artwork…
Why circus arts and festivals are a match made in heaven
Contemporary circus acts now seem almost de rigueur at international arts festivals but is this just a fad, or evidence…
University galleries step up in a shifting gallery landscape
The role of University Art Museums has changed dramatically in recent years. ArtsHub talks with three venues across three states…
How theatre companies are creating parent-friendly policies
Women in theatre are warned not to have children because motherhood will derail their careers, but in the US, a…
From edifice to ecology: how performing arts centres continue to evolve
Australia's performing arts centres are increasingly focused on sector development and supporting the country's independent artists and the small to…
The queer artists redefining our interpretation of masculinity
Two new works premiering at LGBTI festivals this summer are inviting audiences to challenge conventional notions of masculinity through performance…