Labor’s boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
Many nations spend a great deal more as a percentage of their budget
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Explainer: why the rock art of Murujuga deserves World Heritage status
Australia is relatively unique because here there are still cultural connections between rock art and the people who created it
TV’s first interracial kiss launched a lifelong career in activism
Casting Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura created possibilities for more creative and socially relevant “Star Trek” storylines
Leonardo joined art with engineering
Some creative ideas can’t be executed without science
Luxury fashion brands are making a splash in the art world
With their undeniable star power, names like these have the ability to make art cool again
Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results
Putting architects in competition with one another drives design creativity
Graffiti is an eye-catching way to create lively spaces in cities
The US, UK and Australia have adopted aggressive – and expensive – strategies to try and eradicate graffiti
Arts and culture under the Coalition: a lurch between aggression and apathy
The last six years has seen a combination of ministerial whim and purposeless economising
How South Africa can grow its gaming industry
South African gaming companies currently create 310 direct jobs
Missing in action: a vision for the arts in the 2019 budget
Is it too much to expect our governments to want to support not just an arts economy but also the arts as a good in themselves?