The City of Melbourne will invest $17 million in the arts to keep Melburnians connected to our creative sector as the city responds to COVID-19. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the City of Melbou…
Why do we have the arts? Why do they seem to matter so much? It is all very well muttering something vague about eternal truths and spiritual values. Or even gesturing toward Bach and Leonar…
Next week, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) was scheduled to present their twenty-third festival featuring more than 500 Australian, international and emerging artists in …
While discontent at the federal government's lack of support for the cultural sector during the coronavirus epidemic continues to grow, the few people still in jobs are readying for the opti…
The origin story of Australian modernism often centres around Heide " the Melbourne artistic community where, from 1934, bohemian art patrons John and Sunday Reed nurtured talents such as Si…
A love letter to you all from inside the epicentre, award-winning multi-national artist Kurt Phelan (Dirty Dancing, Rent, American Idiot) will present From NYC with LOVE " a one-off cabaret …
Like many organisations in the creative industries, Open House Melbourne is making dramatic adjustments to the 13th Open House Melbourne Weekend announced for Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July …
The Victorian Government has created a new Music Industry Liaison role to help advise the Government on measures to support the state's music economy and culture as it deals with the devasta…
Queensland Ballet has taken the bold step to move its 2020 season to 2021. The announcement comes despite the Federal Government outlining its roadmap to easing restrictions, with gatherings…
During this time of profound and powerful change, the promise of an entirely new arts experience stirs. Running from 26 May to 6 June 2021, Melbourne's newest annual arts festival, RISING, w…
Who is Svetlana Panov? I am a mother, wife, artist and chef. What would you do differently from what you do now? I would love to learn how to play an instrument. Who inspires you and why? Pe…
From Jason Coleman's epic all-human animal stage show, The Humanimals, comes the online adaptation for young children created especially for these 'stuck at home' times. An opportunity to le…
Do you have information about or images of Archibald Prize works not currently on the Gallery's website that you can share with the Art Gallery of New South Wales? The Archibald Prize, Austr…
Popular Australian actor and singer Lucy Durack, much-loved songstress Silvie Paladino and the cast of American Psycho " The Musical will entertain viewers of Episode 4 of live variety digit…
August traditionally means dry season, good times and celebrating with Darwin Festival. This year, August might look different, but rest assured, Darwin Festival will be back " just not as y…
The shock felt by Australia's cultural sector during the coronavirus pandemic cannot be overstated " theatres, art galleries, music venues and museums have been closed, while the already ail…
Critical Stages Touring, Australia's national touring theatre company, has announce the launch of Come to Where I Am " Australia, a new playwriting program in partnership with the UK's Paine…
The Roald Dahl Story Company has brought together Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian, Jojo Rabbit) and a host of global stars to retell the belov…
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has revealed Together In Art New Work " a series of new artworks created by contemporary Australian artists for exhibition online. The series forms part of…
Bell Shakespeare has announced that it will open its archives for a special limited release of production recordings from its recent history, exclusively for schools. From Monday 25 May 2020…
Cineteca Milano is renowned for its silent film holdings. With a collection of more than 35,000 Italian and international films dating back to the 1890s, it was both coincidental and fortuit…
Contemporary cultural precinct HOTA, Home of the Arts has announced it will commission up to 20 Australian artists to create a suite of new work for a major exhibition to be presented in its…
While the global music industry is rapidly shifting in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, musicians are finding innovative ways to continue collaborating and learning. Southern Cross Universit…
Six government agencies are collaborating with an international team of researchers to track how Australian audiences feel about attending arts and culture events in the context of the COVID…
Presented by The Opera Conference, the new production of the Indigenous musical Bran Nue Dae, that was scheduled for a full national tour in 2020 to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary, is…