Features
Just an Inquiry or a golden opportunity?
Arts sector leaders respond to the launch of the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry.
Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break or a mistake?
In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare and this overcorrection leaves us poorer, argues Caitlin…
‘A glorious anomaly’: would the Sydney Opera House be built today?
Why does the Opera House remain an anomaly in Australia's cultural infrastructure landscape? And would it be built today?
New look at photography
Bringing together works from the NGV collection over nearly 140 years, ‘Photography: Real and Imagined’ considers the depth and breadth…
Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage
It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…
Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023: an overview and summary
An overview of the recent Australian Performing Arts Forum 2023, held in Meanjin/Brisbane.
What sustains staff in an event economy
Staff, who have worked with Sculpture by the Sea for over a decade, speak about what is needed to keep…
Finding power in (not providing) translation
‘James Nguyen: Open Glossary’ considers the nuances of translation and being multilingual. What happens when we shift the dynamics of…
Australia’s museums already collecting the history of Voice referendum
Museums are working in real time to document the Voice Referendum and create historical collections for the future, says Kylie…
City Council’s art collection revived through Collective Knowledge
The Collective Knowledge project developed by Campbelltown Arts Centre displays community responses to works held by the City Council.