Visual Arts
Becoming Urban
New York City was the gateway to the twentieth-century in America, and the city became the emblem of the best…
Pittsburgh arts scene
First in a series of portraits of the arts scene in regions around the US, beginning with Pittsburgh, PA, a…
The Presenters
Some recently opened museums, devoted to history, culture, and tradition, are on the cutting edge of new thinking about the…
Getting Covered: Health issues in the arts
An exploration of how artists deal with health issues in the US, where getting and paying for health care is…
Birrarung Wilam (river camp) Park Project
Vicki Couzens and Lee Darroch, current directors of Riverbark Arts, tell us about their 'Birrarung Wilam' Aboriginal park installation.
State of the Copyfight: Intellectual property in the digital age
Organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Creative Commons claim that Big Brother isn’t just watching you, he’s colonized…
SHACK (endangered species)
Over the last two years in conjunction with small-town Landcare groups and inspired by the fugitive qualities of nature, landscapes,…
An Actor's Business: Location Matters
On January 8, 2007, Canadian actors went on strike in a dispute over how they should be paid for performances…
The Collectors: Museums and the ethics of acquisition
A former curator at the Getty Museum is on trial in Italy for receiving stolen antiquities; governments of Italy and…
Taking Off
The concept behind Sky Orchestra was inspired by a research trip to Tunisia in 2002. I was staying in a…