Karen Quinlan

‘Oh,yeah I think everyone’s always interested in the hot pants’

While Arts Centre Melbourne is best known for its performances,in the depths of Hamer Hall there’s a hidden collection that has captured CEO Karen Quinlan’s imagination.

  • Elizabeth Flux

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The brief life of a flower mirrors something of the human condition,which is partly why artists return again and again to them in still life paintings.

Hey bloomer:The simple things we use to celebrate life’s big moments

A new exhibition celebrates the role of the flower in art – and what it reveals about the human condition.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Vivian Nguyen has made her own theatre work but still needs a retail job to survive.

‘Why waste our time?’:Artists warn of a decline in funding in Victoria

An inquiry is investigating how the state’s cultural industries are being supported. Figures show a drop in funding,and some artists say it’s becoming too hard to work.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Veronica Sullivan,new head of Melbourne Writers Festival.

Jimmy Barnes joins superstar authors for Melbourne Writers Festival

New festival director Veronica Sullivan is aiming to provide something for everyone this year:from bestselling Irish writers to a BookTok phenomenon and yes,a rock legend.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Street art in Frankston.

‘Highest density of quality artworks I’ve ever seen’:Welcome to Frankston

From hidden laneways to towering walls,the suburb has become a living canvas. It will host a free street party this weekend.

  • Hannah Hammoud
A relaxed performance of Beauty and the Beast will show in Melbourne on March 22.

Be our guest:Why this performance of Beauty and the Beast will be ‘relaxed’

Live theatre can be overwhelming for some autistic people. So this weekend,a beloved musical is adapting its magic for an accessible show.

  • Brittany Busch
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Amy Manford stars in Disney in Concert.

She wrote down her Disney dream as a joke. Three years later it came true

What two friends began as a lockdown project has led to performing their favourite songs from childhood on some of the most prestigious stages in Australia.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Artist Patricia Piccinini in her Melbourne studio.

‘Brutally violent othering’:How this artist’s human-animal hybrids are bringing us closer to nature

At a tumultuous moment in Australian arts,Patricia Piccinini is stepping into a new role and tackling difficult topics.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Jill Ogai starred in the Australian Ballet’s performance of Carmen.

Australian Ballet’s Carmen misses heights of dark passion

A few spine-tingling moments,yes,but this austere contemporary-dance interpretation of a classic story of desire,jealousy and murder was weirdly hollow.

  • Andrew Fuhrmann,Will Cox,Michael Dwyer,Karl Quinn,Sonia Nair andCameron Woodhead
Rising Festival organisers Gideon Obarzanek and Hannah Fox demonstrate the Space Out Competition.

Competitive spacing out:Can you out-nothing your fellow Melburnians?

In a major international performance piece as part of this year’s Rising festival,Melburnians will be invited to do nothing. The person who does the most nothing wins.

  • Karl Quinn