Writing and Publishing
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
2020 Helpmann Awards cancelled, MQFF announces Jury Awards, 2020 Edition of Goulburn Art Award goes digital.
Book review: Coniston by Michael Bradley
What could be Australia’s last and least known genocide is laid bare in Coniston, which occurred just more than 100…
City of Sydney passes $3.5M support package and TAS pledges $2M for cultural sector
Support packages targeted to artists, arts organisations, creative industries and the screen sector are introduced in Tasmania and Sydney.
How you can help artists hit by COVID-19
As we watch our beloved creative sector suffer, a number of grass roots schemes help us to support each other.
8 ideas for artists homeschooling kids
If you are a parent with children, chances are you are a homeschooler now. Writer Elissa Blake has been homeschooling…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
WA arts leader stands down, and French architects appointed to University of Sydney design program.
Book review: Aftershocks by Anthony Macris
Aftershocks is Macris’ selected interviews, essays and criticism as he asks, what comes after postmodernism in art?
Australia Council announces COVID-19 support
$5M in funds have been redirected as the Australia Council suspends KPIs, initiates online learning and industry roundtables.
City of Melbourne pledges $2M to artist grants
The City of Melbourne is fast-tracking $2M in grants for artists and organisations to help with COVID-19.
Governments around the world respond to COVID-19 impact on the arts
How are other countries supporting the arts in this vulnerable time? Dr Jackie Bailey has created a scorecard to see…