Australia’s entry to the art world’s Olympics unveiled as Israeli artist shuts down show

Australia’s entry to the art world’s Olympics unveiled as Israeli artist shuts down show

Australia’s entry to the Venice Biennale is a vast chalked family tree stretching back more than 65,000 years to the beginnings of time.

  • byLinda Morris

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Twelve months after opening,Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name

Twelve months after opening,Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name

Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand said the leading cultural institution intended to carry the new names with the “deepest respect”.

  • byLinda Morris
‘We could have done better’:Sydney Theatre Company addresses Palestinian protest furore

‘We could have done better’:Sydney Theatre Company addresses Palestinian protest furore

New chair Ann Johnson said the company did not support individual statements being made at curtain calls as it flagged a smaller season for 2025.

  • byLinda Morris
Will Sydney poach one of Melbourne’s leading creatives to fill a key job?

Will Sydney poach one of Melbourne’s leading creatives to fill a key job?

The list of contenders to replace Sydney Theatre Company’s Kip Williams includes some of the most high profile directorial names in Australia.

  • byLinda Morris
Sydney Theatre Company’s artistic director to step down,eyeing Broadway move

Sydney Theatre Company’s artistic director to step down,eyeing Broadway move

The creative force behind West End hit,The Picture of Dorian Gray,is to step down at the end of the year from his full-time role at the flagship company he has led for eight years.

  • byLinda Morris
Filmmaker Rachel Perkins to chair prestigious arts school at ‘crisis point’

Filmmaker Rachel Perkins to chair prestigious arts school at ‘crisis point’

The stakes are make or break. AFTRS is one of eight colleges warning of a looming financial crunch impacting skills training ahead of the next federal budget.

  • byLinda Morris
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Less than $6000 a year:Australian musicians in dire straits,survey shows
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Less than $6000 a year:Australian musicians in dire straits,survey shows

Australian musicians are making less money than during the pandemic,and the collapse of the festival circuit is only going to make life harder.

  • byLinda Morris
Atlassian Central’s bold new art plugs into the Milky Way – and Sydney’s weather
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Atlassian Central’s bold new art plugs into the Milky Way – and Sydney’s weather

Artist Brook Andrew has created an LED installation that will be visible from Parramatta Road and connected to the Bureau of Meteorology.

  • byLinda Morris
More than a building:Carriageworks makes new pitch to music fans and families

More than a building:Carriageworks makes new pitch to music fans and families

New chief executive Fergus Linehan says for Carriageworks to thrive,the multi-arts venue at the former Eveleigh Railway workshops needs to be “more than a building”.

  • byLinda Morris
New Powerhouse Museum warehouse opens amid union complaints

New Powerhouse Museum warehouse opens amid union complaints

Weeks after Powerhouse Ultimo closed for renovations,a new facility opened to store relocated items – and it’s already been the subject of union complaints.

  • byLinda Morris
Lights! Music! Barbie! Vivid Sydney unveils this year’s line-up

Lights! Music! Barbie! Vivid Sydney unveils this year’s line-up

Destination NSW is hoping to build on the huge visitor numbers to last year’s event.

  • byNick Galvin andLinda Morris