With the recent success of films such as Silver Linings Playbook and TV shows like Homeland and United States of Tara, there has been a marked shift in how mentally ill characters are portrayed on screen. By Ryan Sheales
Arts graduate Angelita Teo was appointed Director of the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) in July last year. She spoke with Christopher Strong about her career and the Masters of Art Curatorship.
A book originally banned and burnt by French authorities but went on to inspire that nation’s education system will be the first text analysed in the University of Melbourne’s 10 Great Books series.
In Europe and the US, summer schools in music, art, drama, and other creative and performing arts disciplines are commonplace. Many secondary school and tertiary students spend weeks over their summer break meeting new friends, developing new skills and discovering hidden talents. Programs such as the Dartington Summer School in the UK and the California State Summer School for the Arts in the US attract hundreds of participants each year. By Anastasia Slipper
A physics and visual art collaboration has been installed in the new National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea. By Zoe Nikakis.
The University’s Grainger Museum celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013 with an exhibition and accompanying book. Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs Brian Allison introduced the essays with an explanation of Grainger’s aims for the Museum and its current interpretation as one of only a handful of autobiographical museums in the world. Following is an edited extract.
Some 130 years after residents successfully lobbied for a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the management of Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, the history of this remarkable but little-known chapter of Australia’s past has been brought to life, first on stage, and now in print. Gabrielle Murphy reports.
An exhibition currently showing at the University’s Ian Potter Museum of Art shows Yolngu designs on bark. Following are highlights from a public forum led by curator Joanna Bosse, featuring comments from Yolngu artist Wanyubi Marika and ANU anthropologist Howard Morphy.
Production graduates from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) have showcased their work in set design, costume, workshop, sound, lighting and stage management at the Production Graduate Launch Exhibition. By Liz Banks-Anderson.
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