Lunch with Deborah Cheetham
A childhood rebellion helped spur a career as an opera singer.
Debbie Cuthbertson is the Arts Editor of The Age. A multimedia journalist with extensive experience in print, online and broadcast media, she managed the ABC's national arts coverage online from 2009-11 and has held many roles with Fairfax Media.
A childhood rebellion helped spur a career as an opera singer.
The sister of Daniel O'Keeffe, whose disappearance prompted a nationwide social media campaign, is staging a one-woman show about her sibling, whose death was confirmed in March.
Who's afraid of colour? Not these Indigenous women artists
The floor shakes and rolls as the women struggle to stay standing while they negotiate the debris-ridden room.
What started in 1988 as a project to help disabled people in Geelong make the transition from institutional care to living in the community has become a cultural phenomenon.
"It's like trying to land a hot air balloon on a serviette amid gale force winds," says Jonathan Holloway of the skills required to deliver his first Melbourne Festival as artistic director.
Bijoy Jain's design for the third MPavilion in Queen Victoria Gardens embraces nature materials and a sense of calm.
As a national day of action against arts funding cuts kicks off on Friday, an all-star cast of performers, writers and artists are joining forces to mark the "bleak midwinter" for culture in Australia.
One of Australia's most recognisable buildings has provided an awe-inspiring canvas for a Melbourne artist.
Bianca Acimovic couldn't believe her luck when the email landed in her inbox on Friday.
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