The statue was defaced after an Easter event where children visiting were given a packet of crayons.
The shameful neglect of the NGA reflects a broader hostility towards the arts within our body politic.
More than 10 per cent of all staff positions at the National Gallery of Australia are funded from the purses of philanthropists,as budget cuts bite.
Rather than rewriting the classics,why not embrace current local authors - and create new favourites.
“There are few literary prizes in Australia that actually convert into book sales. I’m delighted that the Stella is one,” says Jaclyn Booton.
“I just feel a lot of pride and responsibility to make sure that I bring my A-game,” says hip-hop artist NOMAD,“because I know that this orchestra is going to bring their A-game.”
How do you do justice to a living legend? That’s the million-dollar question for this Melbourne performer,but she’s up for the task.
Brisbane artist Archie Moore will be only the second solo Indigenous artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale since 1954.
Just days after announcing plans to impose an Australian content quota on video streamers,arts minister Tony Burke has turned his attention to music.
The most publicly derided acquisition in modern Australian art history has proved to be one of the nation’s bargains of the century.
For the first time,authors will be compensated for ebooks and audiobooks loaned out by public libraries under expanded funding in the May budget.