Music trumps coffee for Monday motivation, poll finds
A recent poll suggests listening to music can be more effective than caffeine in improving mood and focus.
June 28, 2016
Beethoven and friends get a LEGO makeover
YouTube series immortalises classical music’s greatest icons using the popular plastic bricks.
June 27, 2016
Simon Tedeschi faces up to the Archibald Prize again
The concert pianist is the subject of one of the entries in this year’s Archibald Prize.
June 26, 2016
Prototype violin crafted from Aussie spiders’ silk
Move over Stradivarius! Spider-varius instrument is made from silk spun by the Australian Golden Orb Spider.
June 22, 2016
Telstra celebrates 25-years of Indigenous art
The free, nationally touring show will feature work by National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award-winners.
June 21, 2016
Katie Noonan takes on the Prime Minister on Q&A
The singer-songwriter’s questions on the Government’s arts funding track record were dodged by the PM.
June 21, 2016
Chilling new piano work played on iceberg to save the Arctic
Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi floats in front of a glacier as part of latest Greenpeace campaign.
June 21, 2016
Matilda and Agrippina dominate Helpmann nominations
Tim Minchin's Roald Dahl smash-hit earns 13 nods, but Sydney companies lose out this year.
June 20, 2016
Reprieve for the Arts in SA budget announcement
The South Australian Government has announced $35.2 million revamp of Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide.
June 20, 2016
Artists unite for national “day of action”
As the nation prepares to vote next month, the Australian arts community tenaciously campaign for change.
June 16, 2016
Collapse of Sydney Sings threatens Brisbane Baroque
Financial concerns arise after Executive Director checks himself into a medical institution.
June 16, 2016
NSW Theatres’ plea to audiences: stand with the arts
Ahead of the federal election, member companies of the NSW Theatre Network will campaign for arts funding reforms.
June 16, 2016
Competition unleashes futuristic piano designs
The winning entries of the Roland Digital Piano Design Awards feature radical reimaginings of the keyboard instrument.
June 16, 2016