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Support Act’s Dr Ash King leads Culture of Creativity workshop at BIGSOUND 2025. Image: Randolph Fields.
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Beyond the music: how Support Act is caring for Australia’s creative workforce

Support Act offers free mental health support, training and advocacy for (and by) creative industries workers.

LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love, 1850s-1950s. Image: Supplied.
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LOVING review: a photographic window into the queer past

Drawn from the collection of an American couple, LOVING is a touching Qtopia exhibition of historic queer photography that pushes…

The great inward turn. Photo: Dynamic Wang / Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

2026 is the year the art world finally gets real – and other predictions

January’s prediction season is now over, so what has stuck as the key drivers shaping the art world in 2026?

Comedian Scout Boxall. Photo: Supplied.
Features

How comedians survive the social media trap during festival season: 'I hate it!'

Comedians don't have a lot of choice about being on social media, not if they want to sell tickets. So…

Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters: the silhouettes of two people standing in a darkened space looking at an Aboriginal dot painting shown spot-lit on a black gallery wall.
Features

Why National Museum’s Songlines exhibition is striking kinship connections in India

A landmark exhibition of First Nations art and culture is currently finding special resonance with audiences in India.

The Wetness by Rose KB. A young white female person sitting in a water bath with her head raised, eyes closed and hands raised together in front of her. She is being sprayed from above by a thin stream of water which is pouring over her face and body.
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The Wetness review: cheeky aqueous encounters at FRINGE WORLD

In The Wetness, an assured performance by a solo seductress and her two water-bearing assistants proves a fun, fantastical ride.

Australian books podcasts. Image: Apostolos Vamvouras on Unsplash.
Features

6 best Australian books podcasts

Explore these 6 Australian books podcasts for all things bookish and writerly.

Opportunities, arts grants, grants for artists | The Frank Van Straten Fellowship 2026 will provide special access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection. Image: Supplied/Arts Centre Melbourne.
News

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 9 to 15 February 2026

This week: exciting opps for performing arts enthusiasts, emerging circus performers, and visual artists.

Francis Carmody in a workshed at Burnley. Photo: James Henry.
Features

Fed Square's new public artworks compress art, science and time

Fed Square's Test Garden artist-in-residence Francis Carmody has created a new series of public works.

Image: Elijah Sargent on Unsplash.
Features

What is the future of Australia’s embattled writers festivals?

Australia's book sector has welcomed additional funding, but it's paltry compared with other developed countries.

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