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  • The artist (Tina Stefanou) is pictured alongside a horse, who wears a decorative shawl-type hood. A walk with Tina Stefanou
    Opinion

    A walk with Tina Stefanou

    17 November 2023

    Tina Stefanou is one of 10 artists whose work will be exhibited in ‘Rural Utopias’, at the Art Gallery of WA. Ahead of the opening, we’re re-sharing her 2020 reflection on the role of an artist, in a time that is characterised by economic, social, political and environmental injustice.

    Reading time • 10 minutesVisual Art
  • A well-dressed man and woman hold hands raising them up to an audience in front of an orchestra. Benjamin Northey and Deborah Cheetham acknowledge the crowd after Eumeralla Requiem leads path to truth and reconciliation
    Opinion

    Requiem leads path to truth and reconciliation

    3 October 2022

    Gunditjmara culture is brought to life by the power of collaborative music. Barbara Hostalek soaks up the sharing of truth telling and the freedom of voices singing strong, proud and loud.

    Reading time • 8 minutesMusic
  • A group of people gathering outside, in the Perth Cultural Centre, underneath a huge sign that says 'Arts & Cultural Workers Assembling Our Contingent for the GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20. From art-washing to climate justice
    Opinion

    From art-washing to climate justice

    12 September 2022

    The time for arts organisations to divest from fossil fuel funding is now, says artist and activist Noémie Huttner Koros, and there are plenty of ideas about how to make it happen.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Girl in a carrot suit, in a supermarket aisle Perth, it’s time to panic buy the arts
    Opinion

    Perth, it’s time to panic buy the arts

    1 February 2022

    Forget toilet paper. Forget instant noodles. There’s one staple that we’re overlooking in our shopping frenzy, says Claire Coleman.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMulti-arts
  • Photo Daniel Grant Joe Lui squats in the front corner of the photo, with a guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat and outfit in red and black. In the background is Phoebe Sullivan, who wears tight, sensual red and black garments and poses seductively. Digging into desire
    Opinion

    Digging into desire

    20 January 2022

    In their new burlesque-cabaret work, local theatre makers Joe Lui and Phoebe Sullivan dive into desire, to strip away some ugly truths. But what prompted them to lay these issues bare?

    Reading time • 10 minutesCabaret
  • a woman in a super hero suit stands with rays of light streaming from her Why are female-led superhero films stuck in the past?
    Opinion

    Why are female-led superhero films stuck in the past?

    15 December 2021

    The increase of lead female characters in the superhero film genre has brought welcome diversity. But Dr Jess Taylor asks why the battles against gender inequality are all set in the past?

    Reading time • 5 minutes
  • A stage with the curtain down. The curtain is red and lit with several spotlights. When a classic becomes controversial: Part II
    Opinion

    When a classic becomes controversial: Part II

    21 September 2021

    In part two of our conversation about what we do when beloved classic works perpetuate outdated – and potentially damaging – views and values, local writer, director, designer and composer Joe Paradise Lui dives into the fray.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Reading time • 9 minutesLiterature

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