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‘Mozart effect’ muffled in new study
Harvard researcher argues that despite belief to the contrary, studying music doesn’t improve cognitive ability.

Music flows like wine by the Murray
Fine music played by performers from Italy and Australia forms the centrepiece of this regional Australian festival.

Designers become social activists
The increasingly recognised practice of critical design takes design out of the commercial sphere and makes it a political act.

Sneak previewing Circus Oz's new home
The internationally renowned circus company is inviting the public to tour their new, purpose-built home: ArtsHub peeks.

Register now: visual arts conferences in 2014
Get ahead of the game in 2014, and join the world's leading cultural thinkers at a conference this year. Here…

Beijing Silvermine: revealing the new China
The growth of China's consumer culture is on display through a collection of abandoned negatives reclaimed by Thomas Sauvin.

A primitive revival at Heide
Everything old is new again goes the adage. This exhibition presents a new take on primitivism in our 21st century.

How singing changes the brain
Eighty-five per cent of people in this TED audience have been told they can't sing. This belief is not only…

Ten FREE events at Sydney Festival
You don’t need to miss out on Sydney Festival if the pennies are short after Christmas. Here are ten free…

Taking achitecture off the streets
What happens to architecture when it is packaged for a gallery audience? Skateboarders, rubbish bins and a toddler in a…