Features
Designers fighting losing battle against rip-offs
Rip-offs are on the rise and few designers are able to defend themselves under current laws.
33 opportunities in the arts for April-July
Here are 33 opportunities for artists, writers and performers of all kinds.
Deadly funny - a new brand of Australian comedy
By laughing at themselves, Indigenous comedians demonstrate an insightful pride in their own cultural heritage.
The other side - why the Powerhouse should move West
The City of Parramatta has released a Cultural Plan, of which the Powerhouse Museum is central, and is calling for…
The UNESCO City of Music without a concert hall
The lack of a purpose-built, acoustically engineered concert hall is hindering the artistic development of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Female composers forced to think small
On the eve of a new premiere, a leading female composer has spoken out about the disadvantages still faced by…
Redressing literature's gender imbalance
Book advertisements on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day betray how gendered the publishing world remains.
Where the female gazes
The female gaze is not a reversal of the male gaze - it carries much broader implications, argues filmmaker Jill…
Intimate activism honours artists at work
Rohan Thomson's photographic project 'The Makers' is dedicated to recognising the labour and humanity of visual artists.
I want to dance better with VR
Virtual reality enables the audience perspective to leave the stalls and become part of the action in a boundary-smashing collaboration…