Visual Arts
From writing copy to red carpet
Award-winning playwright behind Jersey Boys and The Addams Family tells us what writers can learn from advertising, listening, exercise and…
How to make friends and influence people at EWF
We speak to the new Emerging Writers' Festival director about staying up late, yoga, literary rockstars and the importance of…
Doe a deer – with a crystal twist
National Gallery of Victoria’s shiny, new acquisition takes pride of place beside iconic Waterwall.
A billion bucks from teacher handouts
Writers, publishers and artists have received almost $1 billion of copyright payments from educators since the Copyright Agency was founded…
Appreciating the arts beyond the metro
The Regional Victoria Living Expo will bring Melburnians the vibrant art scene currently existing beyond our state's city within regional…
Booki.sh without the books
Booksellers will lose out as Australian innovation Booki.sh, swallowed up by a US corporation, decides it will no longer sell…
Overseas performers agreement close - but only for some
Actors Equity is close to agreement with the subsidised theatre sector over overseas performers but no comprehensive deal is on…
Arts Centre Melbourne to acquire national opera archive
Opera Australia has agreed to donate a portion of its archives to Arts Centre Melbourne for foyer audiences to enjoy.
The copybook of copies: Fabulous Follies, Frauds and Fakes
Robert Baines' latest book is a wonderful antidote to the pomposity that sometimes replaces scholarship in the high art discourse.
The awards formerly known as AbaF now open
Nominations for this year’s Creative Partnerships Australia Awards, formerly known as the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards, are open.