Covid-19
MONA FOMA and Brisbane Festival celebrate the hyperlocal at Visions 2020
Brian Ritchie and Louise Bezzina join the Visions 2020 conference to reflect on the hyperlocal experience of two inimitable Australian…
Writers represent the arts’ fragility at Parliamentary Inquiry
At the first hearing at the Parliamentary Inquiry into the arts, three writers and a literary journal editor told of…
ICYMI: the week's top news in the arts
From Melbourne venues reopening to mentorship opportunities, a report on NT women in music, Opera Australia returning to Uluru, and…
NSW government announces $30M arts recovery package
Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s Rescue and Restart package will help the recovery of over 160 companies, says the…
$17.2 million package to reactivate Victorian arts sector announced
A summer season of outdoor events, including a new festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, will help the state’s…
What role do peak organisations have in the post-COVID environment?
Peak orgs are the glue holding a broken sector together and offer advocacy and initiatives for change as we emerge…
Books that dare to hope in 2020
From climate change to #BLM to COVID-19, we are living in unprecedented times, but two new anthologies offer hope by…
Mardi Gras cancels 2021 street parade for covid-safe SCG event
Australia’s beloved Mardi Gras parade will change dramatically in 2021, moving from Oxford St to a ticketed event at the…
When to listen to unwanted advice
Tired of hearing what you should be doing, and could be doing during COVID? There is an upside to taking…
Why ‘COVID comms’ need more artists and less jargon
As Victorians emerge from lockdown, cartoonist David Blumenstein thinks governments need more artists to help them focus on how they…