Film
Chicago opera in hot water after actor burned on stage
The Lyric Opera of Chicago is under investigation after a performer was badly burned during a fire-breathing stunt.
The future of music
With illegal downloading devastating musicians’ incomes, stakeholders around the world are rewriting the industry score.
On the Road stimulating small communities
The funding decisions are yet to be made but just the opportunity to think about how arts could transform a…
Grants program to strengthen Australia-China relationship
The Australia-China Council Grant program 2013-14 aims to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Apple sells 25 billion songs on iTunes
Apple has announced that it has sold over 25 billion songs on its iTunes store.
Why is Tasmania the place to be in the arts?
Tiny Tasmania is the kid sister who is increasingly outshining her siblings in creative capital. We asked the Premier how…
Why the arts struggle for Government funding
A senior arts bureaucrats explains the bizarre and paradoxical strategies public servants use to win government support for the arts.
Lucy Lawless sentenced over oil protest
‘Xena’ actress Lucy Lawless has been sentenced over her involvement in a protest to stop Shell from drilling for oil…
Top designers head to agIdeas
Forty of the world’s leading designers will descend on Melbourne this autumn for agIdeas International Design Week.
Japanese town wants underwear on David statue
Residents in a Japanese town are calling for underwear to be placed on a replica of Michelangelo’s David sculpture.