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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…
The Boy Who Lived On: 20 Years of Harry Potter
From humble beginnings, the Harry Potter books became a global phenomenon. Twenty years after the first book was published, we…
Redundancy, renovation and restructuring: coping with chaos
Working in an organisation going through a restructure or redevelopment can be a boon or a bust for your career.
Using art to revisit trauma helps us put it in the past
Creativity provides a space where – whether through a picture, play, song, or simply scribbles on a piece of paper…
Scrounging for money: how great writers made a living
From pest exterminators to advertising copywriters, the great writers of the past found inventive ways to support themselves and their…