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SBS Australia
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
Yolnu power: major exhibition showcases works of Yirrkala Aboriginal artists
Yolnu power: major exhibition showcases works of Yirrkala Aboriginal artists Published 20 June 2025, 8:38 am A major exhibition is showcasing the work of one of Australia's most internationally renowned art communities. Yolnu power: the art of Yirrkala, features 95 Aboriginal artists connected to Yirrkala in the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land. The exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales aims to showcase the continuation and diversity of the community's artistic practice from the 1940s to today.
ABC News
06-06-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
New Art Gallery of NSW boss Maud Page finds her muse
Why Art Gallery of NSW's new head wants to tackle her role like a politician.
Sydney Morning Herald
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The radical plan to finally give Gen Z a voice in Sydney's museums and galleries
As a university student, NSW Arts Minister John Graham would often attend theatre performances and realise he was the youngest person there. Even now, as the sector's state leader, Graham still sometimes finds himself 'at the younger end' of audience demographics, which is why NSW will become the first state to legislate to give a voice to Generation Z on the boards of leading cultural institutions. Under draft legislation before parliament, emerging arts leaders aged between 18 and 28 years will be eligible for a guaranteed seat on the board of the Sydney Opera House, Art Gallery of NSW, Powerhouse Museum, Australian Museum, State Library of NSW and Museums of History NSW. The bill was drafted after Graham became impatient for real-time demographic changes on the boards and trusts of the six institutions. If adopted, the laws will apply from October this year. 'There is a range of other views around mentoring and more gentle ways to [achieve those aims] but I don't accept that,' Graham told the Herald. 'I want these representatives on the board as equal participants. There are two goals: to bring on the next-generation audiences, and [to bring on] the next-generation cultural leaders.' The youth seat plan comes amid concern that arts boards across the country are stacked with too many corporate leaders and patrons without real-time arts experience. It follows the Creative Australia board's sacking of its freshly appointed Venice Biennale representative, Khaled Sabsabi, in February. Last year, Sara Mansour from Bankstown Poetry Slam became the Opera House Trust's youngest-ever board member, aged 30. She said it has given her valuable experience in the way cultural organisations deal with complex operational, financial and governance issues. 'Given young people make up over 30 per cent of NSW's population, I think this initiative from the arts minister is brilliant,' she said. 'It not only gives them a seat at the table – it allows them to be heard, and it is also enabling them to gain integral corporate governance and strategic experience that they then can take back to their own community to upskill at a grassroots level. '
The Age
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The radical plan to finally give Gen Z a voice in Sydney's museums and galleries
As a university student, NSW Arts Minister John Graham would often attend theatre performances and realise he was the youngest person there. Even now, as the sector's state leader, Graham still sometimes finds himself 'at the younger end' of audience demographics, which is why NSW will become the first state to legislate to give a voice to Generation Z on the boards of leading cultural institutions. Under draft legislation before parliament, emerging arts leaders aged between 18 and 28 years will be eligible for a guaranteed seat on the board of the Sydney Opera House, Art Gallery of NSW, Powerhouse Museum, Australian Museum, State Library of NSW and Museums of History NSW. The bill was drafted after Graham became impatient for real-time demographic changes on the boards and trusts of the six institutions. If adopted, the laws will apply from October this year. 'There is a range of other views around mentoring and more gentle ways to [achieve those aims] but I don't accept that,' Graham told the Herald. 'I want these representatives on the board as equal participants. There are two goals: to bring on the next-generation audiences, and [to bring on] the next-generation cultural leaders.' The youth seat plan comes amid concern that arts boards across the country are stacked with too many corporate leaders and patrons without real-time arts experience. It follows the Creative Australia board's sacking of its freshly appointed Venice Biennale representative, Khaled Sabsabi, in February. Last year, Sara Mansour from Bankstown Poetry Slam became the Opera House Trust's youngest-ever board member, aged 30. She said it has given her valuable experience in the way cultural organisations deal with complex operational, financial and governance issues. 'Given young people make up over 30 per cent of NSW's population, I think this initiative from the arts minister is brilliant,' she said. 'It not only gives them a seat at the table – it allows them to be heard, and it is also enabling them to gain integral corporate governance and strategic experience that they then can take back to their own community to upskill at a grassroots level. '
Time Out
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
This Australian city is one of the world's 5 best cities for culture – and it's not Melbourne
Melbourne, brace yourself for a culture shock – you've just been dethroned as Australia's 'cultural capital'. We promise we're not here to stir the pot. Time Out just published its list of the Best Cities for Culture Right Now, and Melbourne's biggest rival claimed the top Aussie spot and cracked the global top five. To determine the rankings, Time Out surveyed 18,500 city dwellers around the world – including Melbourne – on their hometown's cultural scene. Based on the responses, each city was scored on both the quality and affordability of its cultural offering, with only the highest-scoring cities for each country making the long list. Time Out's culture experts (our global network of city editors and arts and culture writers) then weighed in, voting for their favourite cultural destinations. Unsurprisingly, Paris ranked as the best city for culture on the planet, with an enormous 96 per cent of Parisians rating their city's culture scene as either 'good' or 'amazing' in the survey. But here's a shocking stat: Sydney came fifth on the list, receiving the joint-highest share of votes from the culture-experts panel as Paris. Bloody oath! Yep, our Emerald City tied with Paris as a favourite among Time Out's panel of experts – and Sydney locals are frothing over our arts and culture scene at the moment, too, with 70 per cent rating this city's culture scene favourably, highlighting events like the Sydney Film Festival, Sydney Mardi Gras and Sydney Fringe, alongside happenings at the Art Gallery of NSW and (of course) the Sydney Opera House, plus indie venues like the Enmore Theatre. For years, Melbourne has proudly worn the crown as Australia's cultural capital – even landing tenth in the world in 2023. But despite priding itself on its arts and culture scene, the Victorian capital didn't even make the list this time around. (We love ya though, Melbs!) The following 20 cities did make the list – in each of these cities, culture isn't confined to museums, theatres and legacy art venues; plus it's affordable and accessible, for locals and visitors alike. You'll find pop-up festivals in unlikely locations, late-night museum parties, community gallery crawls, and a new cohort of creatives thinking up the next big thing. (Ever been to a rave in an actual cave? Or a nature-inspired literary festival?) These are the 20 best cities in the world for culture Paris Florence Edinburgh Mexico City Sydney Barcelona Chicago Lisbon Hanoi Cape Town Beijing Tbilisi Jakarta Delhi Medellín Amsterdam Marrakech Vienna Prague Abu Dhabi To see the full list and survey results, click here.
