This show once subverted a ban by being performed on the back of a truck. It returns as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe.

The Nashville Symphony is taking drastic measures as it faces a $10 million deficit.

James Gray says he doesn’t “want to preach” politics with “Paper Tiger,” despite the film’s unexpected parallels to Trump, Russia and Ukraine.

The protests were against a proposed 30% cut to the cultural budget in 2027 and a suspension of national arts awards.

Why do some people focus on the “liberal” in a liberal arts degree when they could focus on the “art” part?

Lucrezia Gigante’s research shows why place, sustained relationships, and political accountability matter when cultural institutions work with communities.

Tehran prosecutors have opened a criminal case against a theater company after a spectator's phone video showed an actress resting her head against an actor's chest on stage, in a scene the production...

Titled “Mushrooms”, the work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia reflects nations’ feeble responses to crises and the artist's uncertainty about the future

Public Health, like the arts, as a discipline helps people not only live healthier lives, but to feel common cause with each other and reinforce our common humanity.

When America entered World War I, music became a powerful tool for patriotism, morale and connection to home. Songs like “Over There,” “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary,” “Keep the […]

“If you’re a bad student in your school, maybe it’s because you’re rebellious. Maybe it’s because you’re brave enough to question your teacher or challenge their power.“

Artists have banded together amid concerns over AI’s impact on land, resources, and creativity in the Philippines. Harison Butler

At an ICTJ-organized symposium in Istanbul, artists, civil society leaders, journalists, academics, and transitional justice practitioners from around the world discussed the ways art can serve as a c...

A truly global, multicultural endeavor.

From Crys Matthews to Kneecap and The Neighborhood Kids, protest music isn't just alive in 2026; it's robust and expansive. Musicians are using their art to meet the moment and fight injustice.

Cartooning for Peace brings together editorial cartoonists from around the world to defend freedom of expression, challenge intolerance, and open democratic dialogue through humor and visual commentar...

After a two-year hiatus, the festive protest returned Saturday afternoon in a cheerful atmosphere. Organizers and participants voiced criticism of the Ripost law adopted this summer that imposes harsh...

Columbia’s first poet laureate says “LGBTQ-related arts should be evaluated by the same artistic merit criteria applied to all other applicants. To do otherwise is discrimination.”

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We know what creativity can do in response to injustice and crisis. But what might happen if artists and creative practitioners were present earlier, while problems were still being defined and imagin...

Saturday's concert at the Linc will be Sheeran's first since the rapper was removed for sharing a pro-Palestine message on stage. The openers say Macklemore is being silenced.

CIVICUS discusses the role of theatre in resistance and psychosocial support in Palestine with Iman Aoun, co-founder and artistic director of ASHTAR Theatre, a Ramallah-based theatre company that trai...

Film and culture figures rally behind the directors, condemning what they call an unprecedented campaign of incitement over the Gaza war documentary and urging Israelis to watch the film before passin...

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