Writing and Publishing
Celebrating the winners of the Australia Council Awards 2021
This year’s Australia Council Awards celebrate an iconic First Nations artist, a doyenne of circus, and a writer known for…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap: ABIA shortlist, plus Restart Arts Grant recipient announced
Remagine Art Prize opportunity available, Australian Book Industry Awards shortlist announced, Laura Wills receives Palace of Production residency, plus more.
We need a national day for the arts (from the archives)
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…
NSW Budget estimates warn of cuts to come
Many of the state's cultural institutions face cuts of up to $13 million in operational funding come 2022-23, according to…
Landing in lockdown: how immigration drives artistic adaptation
Three Australian artists explain how they have adapted their practices since arriving in the UK in the midst of the…
The definition trap
Has your creativity left you confined and defined? Verity Johnson looks at how we make the mistake of feeling trapped…
The successor to JobKeeper can’t do its job. There’s an urgent need for JobMaker II
Refashioning JobMaker could save and generate 100,000 to 130,000 jobs over the next six months, argue Renee Fry-McKibbin, Peter M.…
Book Review: The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy, Text Publishing
A compelling approach to sound, society, and disability.
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Executive Director leaves Monkey Baa Theatre Company, Sydney Festival appoints Artist in Residence, and more.
Arts Minister criticised over funding speech citing arts as 'clubbish'
Addressing the Sydney Institute this week, Arts Minister Paul Fletcher outlined key reasons the government funds the arts, but stepped…