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Collaboration appears to be the new curatorial model
A growing trend stimulates a rethink and a conversation about the effectiveness of curatorial collaborations as a new model for…
Get em young and reap the long-term outcomes
Research has shown that over 60% of recent visitors attended cultural organisations as children, findings which have significant ramifications for…
The healing power of hip hop
The core values hip hop include social justice, self-worth and community. Consequently it’s increasingly being used as a therapeutic tool…
Black actors still struggle for recognition on both sides of the Atlantic
150 years after Ira Aldridge’s death, the need for a colour-blind stage is as vital as ever.
Q&A with MCA’s Anna Davis
For Anna Davis curating is a kind of laboratory where you can test out ideas and discover new things. Having…
Freeing the arts from the yoke of neoliberalism
A pervasive ideology has encouraged us to see individuals, not a society; to think of competition as natural and emphasise…
How fast cars and Sixties sculpture impact architecture
Award winning architect William Smart speaks with ArtsHub about what fuels good design, creative cities and Starchitect museums.
How maths helps us understand why music moves people
Can mathematics help us measure what’s sublime or ineffable about a piece of music?
How ‘Game of Thrones’ became TV’s first global blockbuster
Eliminating the delay in access to episodes has made the HBO series part of shared media culture that transcends national…
Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings
As thrilling as they are for audiences, Australia’s musical theatre scene is dominated by productions honed on the West End…