Melanie Fulton | 20 May 2013
Tickets for Northern Rivers Performing Arts shows now on sale after a rockabilly roller derby launch party of its 2013 program.
Melanie Fulton | 20 May 2013
Over 150 theatre students from around Australia will be given a chance to perform works and participate in artistic discussion.
Matt Millikan | 20 May 2013
The winners of the 2013 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were announced at the State Library of NSW over the weekend.
Deborah Stone | 19 May 2013
The Government has amended the Australia Council Bill meeting concerns it failed to protect freedom, community or Indigenous art.
artsHub | 17 May 2013
Entertainment industry heavy-weights will tackle issues concerned with technological advancements in Sydney this year.
Emma Waterman | 17 May 2013
Unseen documents Ernest Hemingway left at his Cuban estate have finally returned to America, more than 50 years after his death.
artsHub | 17 May 2013
The people have had their say, architects have been honoured, shortlists were revealed, and comedians commended.
artsHub | 17 May 2013
There are new CEOs and festival directors, as well as curatorial and gallery appointments this week.
Deborah Stone | 17 May 2013
A month after their workshop was sold from under them, Tasmanian makers have entered survival negotiations.
Matt Millikan | 17 May 2013
Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria has announced the three manuscripts in the running for the $15,000 Premier’s Award.
Emma Waterman | 16 May 2013
Need a helping hand, turning your theatrical dreams into a reality? La Boite Indie has the solution.
David Tiley | 16 May 2013
How does top Hollywood creature design make the Life of Pi tiger real and the Avatar banshees so terrifyingly beautiful?
Stephanie Hume | 16 May 2013
We've picked out five of the best from Australia's largest photography festival.
Deborah Stone | 16 May 2013
With $100,000 for established artists and $60,000 for early career artists, these Creative Fellowship winners have struck gold.
Emma Waterman | 16 May 2013
An Australian woman puts truth in notorious artist, Tracey Emin’s words, ‘art is for everyone, not just elite'.
Emma Waterman | 16 May 2013
Digital is not the Messiah that will save dying Indigenous language says academic.
Matt Millikan | 16 May 2013
Enfant terrible novelist Bret Easton Ellis calls out 'the gatekeepers of politically correct gayness'.
Emma Waterman | 16 May 2013
You've probably seen her on your television at home, but now Asher Keddie will take her place in Australia’s finest art galleries.
artsHub | 16 May 2013
Nominations have opened for the 2013 Deadly Awards, recognising the best in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent from 2012
artsHub | 16 May 2013
Arts Minister Tony Burke has announced Tony Grybowski as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australia Council.
artsHub | 16 May 2013
Unseen Dali works discovered by Bonhams' Impressionist and Modern Art are set to reach £1 million next month.
Matt Millikan | 16 May 2013
A year after removing digital rights management from its books sci-fi publisher Tor made a surprising announcement.
artsHub | 15 May 2013
Winners of the Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards include a laboratory, a house and a landmark tower.
Matt Millikan | 15 May 2013
It’s been a rollercoaster week for Barnes and Noble and their e-book business Nook Media.
artsHub | 15 May 2013
The Sydney Comedy Festival (SCF) 2013 has announced this year's winners, which include comedians from all over the world.
Deborah Stone | 15 May 2013
Australia Ballet's 50th anniversary year saw a box office boom and philanthropy boost worth ovations for finance.
Matt Millikan | 15 May 2013
Move over Monopoly, there’s a new currency kid on the block that buys more than Mayfair.
artsHub | 15 May 2013
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has announced the appointment of Sophie Galaise as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Emma Waterman | 15 May 2013
A never-before-seen stage version of the cult 1990s novel, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, comes to Perth.
Mia Barry | 15 May 2013
Stories ranging from the trials and tribulations of modern day life in Nigeria to the 1970s socialist regime in Jamaica.
Matt Millikan | 10 May 2013
artsHub investigates why a successful national organisation was quietly defunded, leaving state writers' centres reeling.
Ben Eltham | 15 May 2013
No news is good news as the Federal Budget locks in funding for Creative Australia.
Deborah Stone | 16 May 2013
The number of grants categories will be slashed from about 150 to no more than 12 under the vision of the new Australian Council CEO.
Emma Waterman | 13 May 2013
The show must go on but a world-first study is asking, at what price to performers' health?
Richard Watts | 07 May 2013
In the rush to embrace our Indigenous arts, is the unique culture of the Torres Strait being overlooked?
Emma Waterman | 14 May 2013
In the internet age, paper is becoming the province of obscure and eclectic niche subjects.
Sarah Adams | 08 May 2013
Angry creditors who performed at Peats Ridge have joined the queue of artists asking what they can do when they don't get paid.
Tamara Winikoff | 08 May 2013
How does an arts advocate successfully argue the case before the Senate Inquiry into the Australia Council Bill?
Richard Watts | 09 May 2013
The City of Melbourne’s draft budget for 2013-2014 includes an extra $1.2 million for the arts.
Deborah Stone | 14 May 2013
The Tax Office won't mind if you don't make money but you need to look like you tried.
Deborah Stone | 09 May 2013
The Art of Money is your new resource for everything related to making money and funding your work in the arts business.
Deborah Stone | 15 May 2013
Eleven artists have been awarded Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowships, six extras as well as the original five.
Melanie Fulton | 17 May 2013
Artists are making real life money from participating in the digital world of Second Life.
Paul Isbel | 13 May 2013
Book bums on seats with this telling advice from people who know what gets a show into schools.
artsHub | 10 May 2013
The Senate inquiry has recommended upgrades on freedom of expression, Indigenous and community participation.
Deborah Stone | 08 May 2013
Eight new organisations are funded as Key Producers in community arts with projects for disabled, homeless & remote communities,
Sarah Adams | 14 May 2013
The Victorian Coalition has announced major changes to its funding programs for arts organisations and individual artists.
Vincent O’Donnell | 13 May 2013
A court case in the US is likely to have a big impact on contemporary artists working with collage,mash-ups and appropriation art.
Ben Eltham | 08 May 2013
Pozible scores another world first, with matched funding from the Keir Foundation for Underbelly Arts
Jerome Lee | 14 May 2013
'Somebody That I Used To Know' won two Grammys for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year but loses royalty money
artsHub | 10 May 2013
Some pretty inspiring people took out the top jobs this week – could you be next?
Alex Prior | 08 May 2013
Behind the bold announcement of $29 million in new initiatives, are small cuts to contestable funding but big capital expenditure.
Stephanie Hume | 09 May 2013
A global movement is transforming the way galleries are experienced by the art appreciating public.
Lachlan Bryan | 15 May 2013
Many community stations will be forced to ‘turn-off’ their digital radio services soon, forcing listeners to turn to other sources
artsHub | 16 May 2013
Arts Minister Tony Burke has announced Tony Grybowski as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australia Council.
Matt Millikan | 07 May 2013
Self-publishing service provider Author Solutions, owned by Penguin, sued by authors claiming it’s not an ‘independent publisher’.
Matt Millikan | 07 May 2013
There’s an old saying in the publishing industry, you can take the girl out of porn but you can’t take porn out of the pen.
Paul Isbel | 13 May 2013
A new alliance of senior arts educators wants politicians from all parties to make creative arts education a national priority.
Sarah Adams | 07 May 2013
$80,000 grants available for national one-off commission for visual arts organisations.
Emma Waterman | 08 May 2013
'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee has filed a law suit against the literary agent who duped her out of royalties.
Melanie Fulton | 17 May 2013
Artists are making real life money from participating in the digital world of Second Life.
Deborah Stone | 16 May 2013
The number of grants categories will be slashed from about 150 to no more than 12 under the vision of the new Australian Council CEO.
Ben Eltham | 15 May 2013
No news is good news as the Federal Budget locks in funding for Creative Australia.
Emma Waterman | 14 May 2013
In the internet age, paper is becoming the province of obscure and eclectic niche subjects.
Paul Isbel | 13 May 2013
Bangarra resident composer David Page collaborated with electronic ace Paul Mac on the music for the company’s new production Blak.
Emma Waterman | 13 May 2013
The show must go on but a world-first study is asking, at what price to performers' health?
Matt Millikan | 10 May 2013
artsHub investigates why a successful national organisation was quietly defunded, leaving state writers' centres reeling.
Sarah Adams | 08 May 2013
Angry creditors who performed at Peats Ridge have joined the queue of artists asking what they can do when they don't get paid.
Richard Watts | 07 May 2013
In the rush to embrace our Indigenous arts, is the unique culture of the Torres Strait being overlooked?
Peta Mayer | 06 May 2013
The mobility of an arts career is an advantage but re-establishing yourself can be another full-time job.
Alex Prior | 01 May 2013
SBS Studio and Foxtel`s Local Production Fund will spend approximately $2 million per year on Australian arts programs with plans for more.
Deborah Stone | 29 Apr 2013
The arts are a powerful tool for social change but it takes more than good intentions for an arts project to really make a difference.
Deborah Stone | 29 Apr 2013
Prostitute, drug addict and this week, a prisoner with a history of abuse: racist typecasting is dictating Shareena Clanton’s career.
Paul Isbel | 28 Apr 2013
Tasmania’s dark convict past is revived in a stage show that makes its debut at Dark Mofo 2013.
Jerome Lee | 26 Apr 2013
Artists are key beneficiaries of the Creating Spaces movement, which has established programs across the country.
Sarah Adams | 25 Apr 2013
A WA artist is taking legal action after his commission was cancelled for an off-the-shelf imported work almost twice the price.
Sarah Adams | 23 Apr 2013
Ben Quilty reveals the complex and profound role of a war artist, and tells us how his perceptions shifted after Afghanistan.
Matt Millikan | 19 Apr 2013
Award-winning playwright behind Jersey Boys and The Addams Family tells us what writers can learn from advertising, listening, exercise and gin.
Richard Watts | 19 Apr 2013
Queensland has had a massive coup securing an exclusive season of the Bolshoi Ballet but the tour is an expensive gamble.
Jasmeet Sahi | 17 Apr 2013
New research shows that watching live TV is not dead yet. Many of us still catch our favourite TV shows in telecast time.
Troy Nankervis | 16 Apr 2013
Playwrights are doing less writing and more listening as they rework true-life stories from gay parenting to race riots.
Troy Nankervis | 15 Apr 2013
A 30th birthday is a target many people set themselves for making it in an arts career. But is it realistic?
Deborah Stone | 09 Apr 2013
Arts industry leaders say the new Australia Council Act fails to protect freedom of expression and leaves key cultural sectors at risk.
Paul Isbel | 09 Apr 2013
The Federal Government has some homework to do before the education sector embraces Creative Australia.
Anne Phillips | 09 Apr 2013
Cashed-up buyers are creating a heady market for some lesser known genres including Chinese porcelain, post-war painting and even kitsch.
Andrew Einspruch | 08 Apr 2013
A city’s culture is its heart and soul. Take away its culture, and you’re left with everything that is boring in life.
Matt Millikan | 05 Apr 2013
Amazon swallowed up book enthusiast site Goodreads last week, raising concerns over the monolithic e-tailer’s ongoing monopolisation of book industry.
Leo Ribeiro | 05 Apr 2013
Funding spent on management can't be spent on creating work so why are arts administrators such a key part of the arts sector?
Deborah Stone | 04 Apr 2013
Where do you fit in the new class system? A British study has exposed the power of cultural capital to push arts lovers up the class ladder.
Andrew Einspruch | 03 Apr 2013
Artists take inspiration from anywhere, and create beauty, emotion and provocation. For Lemi Ponifasio that inspiration was frigate birds.
Colleen Edwards | 20 May 2013
The Danger Ensemble’s production Sons of Sin is a complex beast – most of the time it's engaging but sometimes banal.
Liza Dezfouli | 20 May 2013
Jane Miller's latest asks big questions about romance, showing how fantasies of love can create monsters of us all.
Emma Perry | 20 May 2013
The GriffithREVIEW reaches its 40th edition by embracing the much discussed, digested and mulled over topic - Women & Power.
Inga Cahill | 20 May 2013
2013: When we were idiots, is interactive theatre at its energetic best.
Sarah Ward | 20 May 2013
'One of the many things I’ve learned is to live life in danger,' a fearful but defiant Josephat Torner opines.
Colleen Edwards | 20 May 2013
The fun and clever pairing of Star Wars and Shakespeare works a lot better than you might initially expect.
Leon Marvell | 16 May 2013
The stalwarts of the European gothic tradition are returned home and given a revivifying jolt of cinematographic juice.
Nerida Dickinson | 16 May 2013
A Pakistani contribution to the Perth International Comedy Festival demonstrates the universal human experience and sense of humou
Sama Hugo-Giali | 15 May 2013
An in depth look at this important artist’s output, in particular it focuses on the paintings executed within his own personal oas
Sarah Ward | 15 May 2013
My Brother the Devil dissects the constitution of communities that spring up in the shadows of towering apartment blocks.
Nerida Dickinson | 14 May 2013
The Cathedral Concert Series continues to delight Perth audiences.
Reuben Liversidge | 14 May 2013
Making movies into musicals is all the rage. This oneis a fantastic example of how to successfully translate a film to the stage.
Colleen Edwards | 14 May 2013
In a non-descript house perched on the corner of their street live Mr and Mrs Jones; a typical 1950s couple – or are they?
Travis Englefield | 14 May 2013
Travel book, adventure memoir, epistolary paean to a friendship, every-man’s guide to cross-country cycling.
Nerida Dickinson | 14 May 2013
This stage adaptation has its merits, but will disappoint those looking for the strong messages of book or film.
Sarah Ward | 13 May 2013
Many films are laden with the label of "unique"; few actually earn it. This melancholic yet endearing tale of two parts does.
Sonia Nair | 13 May 2013
Hailed as Australia’s foremost literary journal on progressive culture, Overland #210 Autumn 2013 exemplifies this epithet again.
Nerissa Rowan | 13 May 2013
This retelling of Oscar Wilde’s short tale of love, knowledge and sacrifice has been created with a great deal of love and care.
Aleksia Barron | 10 May 2013
Nilaja Sun is simply electrifying in her one-woman show about teaching drama to some of America’s most underprivileged youth.
Nerida Dickinson | 10 May 2013
Black Swan serves up a classic rendition of a dramatic favourite.
Paul Nolan | 10 May 2013
Van Badham’s clever triptych for two characters is an incisive working of issues surrounding passion, love and infidelity.
Chloe Papas | 10 May 2013
One of those rare comedy shows that elicits laughs all the way through while also giving audiences something to think about.
Sarah Ward | 10 May 2013
The latest entry to this popular sci-fi franchise, once more directed by JJ Abrams, is palatable but perfunctory and predictable.
Heather Leviston | 08 May 2013
Under Marshall McGuire’s direction this program of works by by Claudio Monteverdi offered a truly memorable experience.
Sarah Ward | 08 May 2013
This stirring documentary follows Heba Afify, a budding online journalist reporting from the frontline of Egypt’s revolution.
Nerida Dickinson | 07 May 2013
It’s Perth’s turn to experience John Robertson’s viral video game sensation, now live with a confused audience.
Richard Watts | 07 May 2013
An imperfect but powerful exploration of contemporary Indigenous culture and identity.
Nerida Dickinson | 07 May 2013
Comedian Craig Hill kept the laughs flowing but such consummate control came at the expense of pushing his performance boundaries.
Mark Taylor | 07 May 2013
Excellent performances and the vibrant hits of the Big Band era can't save this revived tap musical from feeling dated and tired.
Gillian Wills | 07 May 2013
Intelligent and engaging theatre; one of the best QTC productions Brisbane audiences have encountered in recent years.
Sarah Adams | 17 May 2013
We ship our food and our resources off all around the world, but when it comes to art are we an imports only country?
Graham Walne | 15 May 2013
Elizabethan audiences sat between the legs of those behind. Today’s audiences expect leg room and clear sight lines.
Lachlan Bryan | 15 May 2013
Many community stations will be forced to ‘turn-off’ their digital radio services soon, forcing listeners to turn to other sources
Ben Eltham | 13 May 2013
Content aggregators now have the power and access that used to belong to agents and artists' managers.
Sarah Adams | 10 May 2013
As baby boomers reach retirement age their love of Australia’s cultural institutions remains steadfast.
Vincent O’Donnell | 08 May 2013
Without a national identity function for the Australia Council will we sink into national dementia?
Tamara Winikoff | 08 May 2013
How does an arts advocate successfully argue the case before the Senate Inquiry into the Australia Council Bill?
Sean Smith | 08 May 2013
The arts and entertainment industry needs to create new marketing products for the internet age.
Andy Donovan | 03 May 2013
This weekend the Australia Council for the Arts will bring together 60 of Australia’s leading practitioners and thinkers in experimental practice.
Deborah Stone | 02 May 2013
Think people won’t pay for creative content because so much is available online for free? That’s not what the numbers show.
Nigel Featherstone | 01 May 2013
It doesn’t always involve conflict or the hip pocket nerve, so how do arts advocates get government and media attention?
Esther Anatolitis | 01 May 2013
The changes in funding and policy are rippling through the entire ecology of the arts and cultural sector.
Peter Bridgeman | 26 Apr 2013
Get help writing and don't worry too much about slick. After 10 years of experience, an awards judge reveals how he decides.
Lawrence Mooney | 26 Apr 2013
The relationship between performer and critic is fuelled with a lust for revenge that would be psychotic anywhere but the entertainment industry.
Anne Phillips | 26 Apr 2013
Retail auction houses and online sales are the way of the future.
Warwick Hemsley | 22 Apr 2013
We need better quantitative data on the arts sector to stimulate private and public sector investment.
Sarah Adams | 17 Apr 2013
As online petition site Change.org hits 1 million users, we take a look at the way that the arts are petitioning for change.
Phillip Adams | 17 Apr 2013
If you are a performing-arts-market-junkie addicted to flogging your arty arse to the global lions-den of presenters, read this.
Tamara Winikoff | 17 Apr 2013
The Australia Council ArtFacts reveals important information about visual arts but leaves some major questions unanswered.
Deborah Stone | 15 Apr 2013
Justin Bieber upset many people with a flippant comment at the Anne Frank House but he was much less offensive than the response of his ignorant fans.
Erika Addis | 15 Apr 2013
Ideas are like photographs – they take time to develop. So what happens when film disappears and we move to the digital instant?
Linda Swinfield | 12 Apr 2013
One teacher who has felt the cost of cuts to TAFE funding urges others to take action.
Xavier Toby | 11 Apr 2013
Comedian and some time reviewer Xavier Toby gets a taste of his own medicine when his comedy shows are reviewed by others.
Paul Isbel | 11 Apr 2013
What’s a Queensland Minister doing buying in to a Victorian music inquiry? Education Minister Peter Garrett has a hunch.
Andrew Montell | 10 Apr 2013
Marketing jargon has tried to hijack street cred but artists are fighting back.
Valentina Maxwell-Tansley | 04 Apr 2013
Some Hollywood companies use geospatial modelling to predict ticket sales but there are simpler techniques for calculating your likely audience.
Jan Cornall | 03 Apr 2013
True travel writing needs fear and insecurity not just tourism tips.
Jeff Meiners | 03 Apr 2013
Dance has won a place in the arts curriculum but the policy will be a wallflower without the partnership of teacher training.
Deborah Stone | 03 Apr 2013
How does an audience respond when a comedian steps out of character and confesses to feeling bad about a show?
Andrew Bifield | 28 Mar 2013
Business is not the big bad wolf of the creative industries, and it’s time we stopped huffing and puffing.
artsHub | 17 May 2013
William Yang is a visual artist whose multidisciplinary work explores personal stories of sadness, heritage, death and life.
artsHub | 09 May 2013
Sean Woon has left the banking world and the 9-to-5 slog to invest himself fully into his start up and pipedream, allnewART.com.
artsHub | 02 May 2013
Dr. Danielle Wilde pairs technologies with the body in novel ways, to understand how to poeticise experience and is a 2012 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow
artsHub | 02 May 2013
Ireland's Karoline Rose O’Sullivan speaks with artsHub about her career as a performer and what she's been up to since moving to Sydney last year.
Emma Waterman | 30 Apr 2013
The body is the most invaluable resource of self-expression for contemporary dancer with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Beau Dean Riley Smith.
Emma Waterman | 30 Apr 2013
A recent graduate from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, Kaine Sultan-Babij’s dances share ancient stories with a contemporary audience.
artsHub | 28 Apr 2013
Travel and accommodation packages are designed to create your own escape to Tasmania for as long as you like when you come to see The Red Queen.
artsHub | 28 Apr 2013
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra plays a live score in the dark to the Disney masterpiece Fantasia for Dark Mofo.
artsHub | 28 Apr 2013
Joanna Dudley and Dirk Dresselhaus and Schneider TM take inspiration from electronic music pioneers Louis and Bebe Barron in an experimental new work.
artsHub | 28 Apr 2013
Artist in residence at Detached, Ian Burns, is preparing a show for Dark Mofo.
artsHub | 28 Apr 2013
Two senses, two artists in combo, two festivals in synch, two locations, two months to do it all, too much for one mind.
artsHub | 26 Apr 2013
Since graduating from WAAPA in 2004, Petra Kalive has worked as
an actor, dramaturg and director.
artsHub | 18 Apr 2013
Nicole Sabatino, will dance in the world premier of Blak. The internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre will tour nationally across Australia.
artsHub | 18 Apr 2013
Sally Gawley, National Music Coordinator with The Australian School of Performing Arts, talks to artsHub about her infectious passion for music.
artsHub | 18 Apr 2013
WAAPA graduate Bryce Youngman speaks with artsHub about his upcoming performance in, Death in Bowengabbie and his involvement in Poetry in Action.
artsHub | 17 Apr 2013
Mitch McDonald is one third of Perth-based band The Love Junkies, who will be performing at Groovin’ the Moo in Bunbury on 11 May.
artsHub | 17 Apr 2013
Sue Peacock is preparing to unveil the world premiere of contemporary dance performance Reflect, produced by Performing Lines WA.
artsHub | 15 Apr 2013
Contemporary visual artist Simon Currie, also known as >[sdc]< is a Sydney-based painter, photographer and printmaker.
artsHub | 12 Apr 2013
Stratosfunk are a high-energy soul band performing hits from the Motown era.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
Max and Ivan are polite British comedians Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
Brent Hill has triumphed in an exciting career of theatre, television and musical theatre.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
For Windmill Theatre, Jonathon has designed Boom Bah!, The Wizard of Oz, Fugitive, School Dance and Pinocchio.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
Seth Sentry is an Australian hip hop artist from Melbourne.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
Luke trained in dance at the Victorian College of the Arts. Over the last fifteen years he has enjoyed many national and international performances.
artsHub | 11 Apr 2013
Matthew has written six full length pieces for theatre including: 12, Warren, Silver, Harbinger, Fugitive and School Dance for Windmill Theatre.
artsHub | 09 Apr 2013
Luke Currie-Richardson is a contemporary dancer and will soon be performing in Bangarra Dance Theatre's new work 'Blak'.
artsHub | 04 Apr 2013
ARIA-award winning Australian artist, Ben Lee, speaks about his up-coming album, "Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work".
artsHub | 04 Apr 2013
Comedian, Tien Tran who is performing in, 'The Comedy Zone' as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival, speaks with artsHub about his craft.
artsHub | 04 Apr 2013
Green Room Award winner, Emily Taylor, talks about her career and, Cannonball, which is currently playing at Melbourne Comedy International Festival.
artsHub | 04 Apr 2013
Former Venezuelan, Ivan Aristeguieta, now Adelaide-based comedian, stars in 'The Comedy Zone' as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.