News & Commentary, Visual Arts Photographer Polixeni Papetrou: Existentialism and good underwear Joanna Murray-Smith The photographer, Polixeni Papapetrou died in April last year at age 57 after a five year illness. Her friend, writer Joanna Murray-Smith …
News & Commentary, Visual Arts Fleeting thoughts on an art work, one year after its purchase Koulla Roussos Travis Vella’s To those that were missing (2018) is a medium size oil on board, a representational work, depicting four …
Exhibitions, Reviews, Visual Arts Rob Brown, The Plum Spanky exhibition review (Mayfair Gallery, Darwin) Koulla Roussos Darwin has a strong cultural heartbeat. Its beginnings can be traced to creatives who have come and gone and to …
Live, Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Visual Arts Labor’s boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously Jo Caust Jo Caust is Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne Labor launched its arts policy in Melbourne on Saturday. …
News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Election 2019: Could cultural change be only days away? Esther Anatolitis How do the major political parties understand Australia’s culture and what vision do they offer for our future asks Esther …
Exhibitions, Reviews, Visual Arts Rosie Weiss and David Keeling visual arts reviews (Melbourne) W H Chong Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery: Rosie Weiss Part of the sprawling Climarte Festival, ‘In the Valley’ at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is …
Music, News & Commentary, Stage, Visual Arts Vallejo Gantner on being artistic director of the Onassis Foundation Fotis Kapetopoulos It was mid-February in Athens and cold and sunny as we sat on the balcony of an apartment sipping cloudy ouzo and eating salty …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Budget 2019: Infographic on arts input into Australia Daily Review Last night’s Federal Budget once again showed the LNP ’s adhoc and grudging tolerance of the arts. The organisation representing the major performing arts …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Budget 2019: What is Australia’s Cultural Policy? Esther Anatolitis Last night’s federal budget documents offered stark insights into our nation’s culture by setting out Australia’s political priorities in financial terms. …
News & Commentary, Visual Arts Art auction for prostate cancer raises record sum Daily Review The fourth art auction fundraiser for the Australian Prostate Centre (APC) has raised a record $216,000. More than 120 people …
