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Best grants for First Nations creatives in 2026
Here are the major arts sector grant and funding opportunities for First Nations arts practitioners.
The future of games festival Freeplay is in doubt after major funding loss
Freeplay's organisers have confirmed the long-running festival lacks ongoing funds, and may cease after 2026.
WAKE review: queer cabaret from the Emerald Isle
WAKE brings a riot of colour and music to the Sydney Festival.
Hot Chip review: joy in repetition at the Sydney Opera House
Returning to Australia as part of Sydney Festival, Hot Chip showed why they are such beloved musical icons.
Mama Does Derby review: wheeling onto stage with brutal tenderness
Despite the roller derby chaos, the real heart of Mama Does Derby is in how it portrays a complex mother-daughter…
Cultural safety isn’t a shield, it’s a mirror, and organisations need to look into it
Amid debates about the right to freedom of expression, we are losing our sense of what cultural safety in practice…
Censorship concerns sparked as another Venice Biennale artist cancelled
South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister has cancelled his country’s chosen project for the 2026 Venice Biennale, reigniting arts censorship…
Pants down: how it feels to publish your first book
Miriam Webster, whose debut short story collection The Slip was published in July 2025, reflects on the experience of releasing…
Creative Victoria: backing or backing away?
Creative Victoria’s recently delivered Creative Enterprise Program funding stunned some organisations and alarmed others: are the outcomes a warning sign…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.