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Janet Dawson

Janet Dawson was told to ‘stick to one’ thing. Instead, she broke all the rules

Australia’s art maverick, Janet Dawson, finally gets her spotlight.

  • Gabriella Coslovich

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Live Performance Australia says a preproduction rebate will see more homegrown hits like The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The bold plan to use tax reform to boost Australia’s struggling culture sector

Artists, musicians and writers can barely earn a living and most of our big stage shows are created overseas. But the push for change is gathering momentum.

  • Linda Morris
Louise Adler was very critical of Creative Australia’s decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi.

‘Creative Australia is not fit-for-purpose’: Arts heavyweights demand answers

While welcoming the reappointment of Khaled Sabsabi for next year’s Venice Biennale, prominent arts identities say key questions must be answered.

  • Kerrie O'Brien and Linda Morris
Artist Khaled Sabsabi; Creative Australia chairman Robert Morgan (left) and CEO Adrian Collette.

The inside story of how Australia’s moment to shine in the arts world went horribly wrong

No one person should be blamed for the sacking of Australia’s representatives to Venice Biennale, an external report has found, but the repercussions are far from over.

  • Linda Morris
Artist Khaled Sabsabi, who had his invitation to participate in the Venice Biennale revoked by Creative Australia, with his work at Barangaroo Metro Station in Sydney.

Sacked artist to be reinstated as Australia’s Venice representative

The stunning about-face was announced by the federal funding agency Creative Australia as it released the findings of a report into the high-profile sacking that sparked resignations, petitions and protests.

  • Linda Morris
Lin Zhipeng (aka No. 223), Layers, 2018.

Peeking into a desire: Exhibition unveils hidden worlds

The fine line between identification and voyeurism is an underlying theme of White Rabbit Gallery’s new show.

  • Alex Burchmore
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Rod Holdaway (left) holds a bust he created of Merrick Fry.

Cupcakes, a whinge and a cuddle: Two artists on crafting a decades-long friendship

Rod Holdaway and Merrick Fry met at a gallery opening in Sydney’s inner west 25 years ago and have been mates ever since.

  • Stephen Lacey
The new Powerhouse Parramatta.

‘A real shock’: Alarm as NSW arts agency slashed by 25 per cent

The Minns government says multimillion-dollar savings from a scaled-back Create NSW will be reinvested, so the sector can reach new audiences.

  • Linda Morris
Mulka Project’s ‘Rarrirarri’ 2023, made of fibreglass, plaster and projections;

‘Like nothing you have seen before’: Meet the artists entrancing New York

The birthplace of Yothu Yindi and King Stingray is home to an extraordinary school of artists whose work is sought after by the likes of The Met in New York.

  • Linda Morris
South African-born, Brisbane-raised artist CJ Hendry lives and works in New York City, moving there in 2015 to “play with the big boys” when it became clear she wouldn’t “fit the mould” of an Australian artist.

CJ Hendry rejects the ‘high-end’ art world. Maybe that’s why her works sell for $300k

She has a cult following around the globe and a years-long waiting list. But it’ll be a cold day in hell when the Australian artist enters the Archibald Prize.

  • Bronte Gossling

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