Writing and Publishing
Use Deckchair Theatre closure to fund new Australian work
Playwrighting advocates argue the money that used to go to Freemantle's Deckchair Theatre should be applied to developing new Australian…
What have the arts got to do with development?
The arts can be as valuable to developing countries as roads, health and jobs.
2013 Brisbane Queer Film Festival program released
James Dean, 80s rockers, ballroom dancers, nannies, killers, fashionistas, doctors and cabbies are part of the 2013 Brisbane Queer Film…
Amber McCulloch
Amber McCulloch is British Council Australia's Communications & Projects Manager.
Australia Day honours recognise the arts
This year’s Australia Day Honours List recognises more than 60 arts practitioners and supporters, including Doc Neeson, Lindy Morrison and…
Juliana Engberg
Juliana Engberg is currently the Artistic Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and also the 19th Biennale of…
Tunisia jails 16 Islamists over art riots
Art once again proves its ability to provoke, with a Tunisian court handing down one-month jail terms to 16 people…
This week’s appointments and departures
Arts organisations have been busy reshuffling before the Australia Day long weekend.
A new Iron Curtain over the arts in Hungary?
The arts community in Hungary is suffering under conditions reminiscent of the Soviet-era.
Classical artforms shine
Announcements this week show that classical art forms are still holding their own and drawing the big crowds.