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How the Men’s Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
When examined as a group, a collection of paintings at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory provide…
Working on Country – what does it mean?
The isolation of working in remote Australia is no drawback for a network of Indigenous art centres, which act as…
Getting to grips with cultural participation in the arts
If we want to see more culturally diverse audiences and artists, we have to develop hands on – not token…
Does one size fit all? Bridging the urban/rural taste divide
For artists focussed on inner-city audiences, the idea of touring regionally can be confronting. But are audiences any different outside…
Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings
As thrilling as they are for audiences, Australia’s musical theatre scene is dominated by productions honed on the West End…
The Boy Who Lived On: 20 Years of Harry Potter
From humble beginnings, the Harry Potter books became a global phenomenon. Twenty years after the first book was published, we…
Lightbulb moments vs slow dawning: learning to love the arts
Artists and arts workers discuss falling in love with the arts – for some a flash of insight, for others…
The compulsion to create: ‘outsider art’ at MONA’s Museum of Everything
Whatever box we put them in, and none is entirely satisfactory, the artists whose works currently adorn the walls of…
The best way to support writers is to feed them new ideas
Writing has never been easy, but sending writers out to find new ideas and people might be one way to…
Slow Art: planning a long-term arts project
It takes time to prepare a great meal; the same is true of arts projects – especially those focused on…