Music, News & Commentary The National announce weekly ‘Exciting Communal Events’ online Portia Conyers-East American rock band The National are dipping into their archives for an ongoing YouTube Live series An Exciting Communal Event. …
News & Commentary Learn to draw in your living room with NGV Drop-by Drawing Portia Conyers-East The National Gallery of Victoria has moved its ‘Drop-by Drawing’ program online for the time being. Participants can now head …
Music, News & Commentary Ani DiFranco on feminism, songwriting and creative inspiration Benjamin Woods Editor’s note: Ani DiFranco’s April tour of Australia has been cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. This interview took …
News & Commentary How did we get here? Why artists became so dispensable Neil Pigot Before the airlines were grounded and our restaurants and cafes closed, thousands of jobs were lost overnight when work for …
Music, News & Commentary Cub Sport can liven up your social distancing on Saturday Portia Conyers-East Independent Australian alternative-pop group Cub Sport are hosting a ‘Stay Home’ event this Saturday, with a live YouTube performance. …
Festivals, Music, News & Commentary Online festival brings local and international musicians together on Instagram Portia Conyers-East The Isol-Aid Instagram account will host a lunch time serenade from eight local and international musicians tomorrow morning. Isol-Aid is …
News & Commentary It’s time to create a new approach for the arts Rosemary Sorensen Outlining the ruthless cuts to many organisations previously funded under the Australia Council’s four-year grant scheme, Ben Eltham’s “simple explanation” …
News & Commentary The Long Game David Pledger I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started to write this piece. Every time I do, the situation changes. …
Festivals, Musicals, News & Commentary WOMADelaide 2020: an interview with Director Ian Scobie Murray Bramwell This Friday WOMADelaide returns to Adelaide’s Botanic Park. Director Ian Scobie talks with MURRAY BRAMWELL about the enduring international music …
News & Commentary Australia’s Existential Crisis in a Climate Changed World David Pledger I recently attended a fortnightly gathering inspired by one of the arts’ most prescient projects of recent times, Refuge. For …
