Visual Arts
ICYMI: rounding up the week’s arts news
It was a week of art prize frenzy, building election madness, and strategic planning for the Australia Council we round…
Around the Web Roundup, from Fury Road to Wong Kar-Wai
Some of the best recent articles on the web - chewy interviews with Walter Murch, and Wong Kar-Wai plus doc…
How bold would we like the Australia Council to be?
We have until 10 May to say what’s needed in the Australia Council's next Strategic Plan so let's embolden them.
Keep calm and book more films - how local indy cinemas are thriving
Scott Seddon, President of Independent Cinemas Australia puts the boot into some boogie men. Cinema is growing. Streaming is not…
Directors' Guild poised to run 2019 awards
The long wait for competitors is almost over. The ADG is selling tickets to the awards which are unveiled on…
Talent Camp bursts bubble in search for real Australia
In 2019, Talent Camp returns in search of new talent, new perspectives and new voices that reflect the richness and…
Make it Australian captures political Zeitgeist - at last
Michele Rowland, the Shadow Minister for Communications will speak at a SPA event at Fox Studios on Wed 1 May.
Government enrages industry with strange new streaming deal
Netflix gets tax breaks? Industry furious but the change is useless and the real rage is about total government inertia.
Around the Web: Chris Lilley, Disney +, who needs a memory to make art?
Lilley has a new series, we have an ace reading list, Disney plans to rule the world, Brit kids overwhelmed…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Australian artist becomes Sundance Institute trustee; new Artistic Director for Canberra Writers Festival, and new Chair for Monkey Baa Theatre…