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Fine music ensembles are on the rise, but what is driving their success?
How our diverse and burgeoning chamber music ensembles create a unique voice and what they contribute to the overall musical…
Peers and portals
A triptych of vignettes about three of Sydney’s emerging oil painters and their voyages of identity.
Why does Frida Kahlo’s fame outshine other women artists?
Audiences are currently in the grip of ‘Frida fever’ thanks to a blockbuster show at AGSA. But why does this…
And it could be yours ... well, for a while
From John Olsen to Lindy Lee and Joan Miró to Helen Frankenthaler – the National Gallery is making available top-drawer…
100 days on the job: Bree Pickering, National Portrait Gallery
How is Bree Pickering using her US experience to regear the National Portrait Gallery in its 25th anniversary year?
When can artists afford to retire?
The official retirement age in Australia has just gone up. But when do artists typically clock off from their working…
Why do Australians love Egyptian blockbusters ... still?
Why does an over 3000-year-old culture still pull audiences, and what is the lure of the Egyptian blockbuster for Australians?
Ageism, sexism and classism: 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images
Creating images has never been simpler, but without intervention, AI generators reproduce bias and deepen inequalities.
First Nations artist exchange between Taiwan and Australia
In a first, Indigenous artists across Taiwan and Australia find shared conversations through an exchange project.
Carmen producer Rosemary Blight on Millepied’s bold reimagining of Bizet’s opera
Australian screen producer Rosemary Blight reveals that Paul Mescal didn't know how to dance, box or play guitar before filming…