Arts
South Dullsville no more? Wake-up call for Perth’s sleepiest inner-city suburb
A leafy inner-city area known for its sought-after real estate – but definitely not its nightlife – is suddenly looking more interesting, and it’s tapping into a zeitgeist.
- by Mark Naglazas
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‘Shift in an unusually huge way’: How AI choreographs a dance workshop
Arts and artificial intelligence are often at odds, but a new dance performance aims to create harmony from the intersection.
- by Gemma Grant
The mulleted mentor who won over the mayor with his vision for Brisbane
There’s more to street artist and high school teacher Matt Tervo than a first impression might have you believe.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Education
New tune needed for music education
The days of class sets of recorders or xylophones have gone, with music now expected to be taught by general classroom teachers.
- The Herald's View
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Art
Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.
- by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw
As it happened: Laura Jones wins Archibald Prize with portrait of author Tim Winton
It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists is suitably impressive.
- by Helen Pitt and Nick Galvin
Locked up at 16, this former inmate now runs tours of the prison he spent years in
Chris Austin was one of the first people incarcerated in Jika Jika, Pentridge Prison’s notorious maximum-security division. It’s where he witnessed his first murder.
- by John Bailey
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Visual art
The painting a prime minister tried to ban
June Mendoza’s painting of John Gorton caused a sensation when it was unveiled. She remains the only woman to have painted an official portrait of an Australian prime minister.
- by Rob Harris
Why India’s Shekhawati region will leave you gasping
More than 20 villages scattered across this part of Rajasthan have painted Shekhawati havelis, the largest open-air art gallery in India.
- by Michael Gebicki
Thousands of small, coloured straws help make top design prize winner
More and more design is appearing in galleries – and commanding big money – as this show at Melbourne Design Week attests.
- by Ray Edgar
Threatened youth theatre company’s tale of two tribes
An idea born out of lockdown has become the latest production of St Martins Youth Arts Centre. It’s about saving the world, but can it save the centre?
- by Stephen A Russell
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