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Features

The Great Gatsby debuts in Toowoomba

The Great Gatsby premieres at The Empire in Toowoomba before continuing its run in Brisbane.

Gemma Betros

Feb 4, 2026
Kid Stakes, presented as part of The Doll Trilogy. Photo: Matto Lucas.
Features

Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy to be performed for first time since 1985

An ambitious Melbourne theatre is taking on the challenge of staging the entirety of Ray Lawler's The Doll Trilogy.

Kate Mulqueen

Feb 4, 2026
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Richard Watts

Feb 3, 2026
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Vale: January saw the loss of heavyweights of arts patronage and artists

Vale Dame Marie Bashir, Michael Gleeson-White and Rob Hirst. We salute creatives and arts patrons who died this month.

Gina Fairley

Feb 2, 2026
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Shepparton joins blockbuster cycle with Degas to Picasso exhibition

Not to be outdone, Shepparton Art Museum announces an international blockbuster to rival city venues.

Gina Fairley

Feb 2, 2026
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Artists announced for Melbourne's major Laak Boorndap commissions

Public artworks by Brooke Wandin and Tarryn Love have been commissioned for Melbourne's new Laak Boorndap precinct.

Gina Fairley

Feb 2, 2026
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Best opportunities and grants for Western Australian creatives in 2026

Here are valuable grants and opportunities for Western Australian creatives and arts organisations in 2026.

Nanci Nott

Feb 1, 2026
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Opinions & Analysis

The night of the long knives – Victoria's Shadow Arts Minister responds to funding cuts

Victoria's Shadow Minister for Arts and Creative Industries, the Hon David Davis MP, responds to Creative Victoria’s recent funding cuts…

David Davis
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Opinions & Analysis

Are Australia’s arts governance models setting us up to fail?

The actions of Adelaide Festival’s former board prompt important questions about the governance of statutory authority arts boards.

Kate Larsen
When debate around artists’ rights get heated, we can lose sight of how cultural safety practices act as a positive force to help resolve these situations. The photograph shows seven figures arrayed around a stage, each helping to lift an expansive sheet of red fabric that otherwise covers the stage; red curtains hang behind them, and a spotlight beams down on the central figure. cultural safety
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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…

Veronica Pardo
Miriam Webster has just published her debut short story collection The Slip. Photo: Bonnie Jarrett Creative.
Opinions & Analysis

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…

Miriam Webster
Are the state's creative industries still on track, or running off the rails? A photograph of a train track between trees at Mannerim, Victoria, Australia.
Opinions & Analysis

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…

Andy Miller

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Making of a Man, Quindell Orton: a photo of a performer lying on a stage propped up with one hand under their head, seen under a spotlight wearing an opened white shirt showing a fake silicon naked male chest costume which is tucked into to grey trousers.
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Making of a Man review: 'genuine' masculinities on show at FRINGE WORLD

Foundations of masculinity are unpacked in Quindell Orton's excellent ‘one man’ dance theatre work, Making of a Man.

Jo Pickup

Feb 4, 2026
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Glimmer review: artist Lynda Draper's unrelenting and unique journey in ceramics

Glimmer is an outstanding survey exhibition by ceramic artist Lynda Draper that celebrates individuality and innovation.

Gina Fairley

Feb 3, 2026
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Wright&Grainger's Eurydice review: reinventing Greek myth at FRINGE WORLD

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice gets a reboot in this musical FRINGE WORLD production.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Feb 2, 2026
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Life Drawing with a Comedian review: redefining sketch comedy at FRINGE WORLD

Life Drawing with a Comedian is exactly what it says on the tin, and it's a whole lot of fun.

Nanci Nott

Feb 2, 2026
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FRINGE WORLD reviews: Broken Wheel & sitting, screaming

Both performances tackle the fraught experiences of teens, but with differing levels of success.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Feb 2, 2026

Career Articles

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L-R: Leticia Cáceres (photo: Sebastian Bourges), Elizabeth Coleman (photo: Rodney Stewart), Priscilla Jackman and Jean Tong (supplied). Four female and non-binary directors who have moved from stage to screen.
Features

From stage to screen: four Australian creatives discuss sideways career shifts

Leticia Cáceres, Elizabeth Coleman, Priscilla Jackman and Jean Tong describe how they adapted skills honed in the theatre into film…

Daniel Herborn
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Career Advice

Arts opportunities 2026: residencies, fellowships and scholarships for artists and arts workers

Discover the major residencies, fellowships and scholarships across the visual, performing and literary arts.

Nanci Nott
Arts grants and arts funding opportunities 2026. Image: Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash.
Career Advice

Australian arts grants 2026: best funding opportunities for artists, arts workers and arts organisations

Looking to take the next step? Here are the major arts sector grant and funding opportunities for 2026.

Nanci Nott
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Career Advice

20 arts jobs to consider for a 2026 career change

Thinking about a career change in 2026? Here are 20 fascinating arts jobs to consider.

Gina Fairley
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From money advice to must knows: career lessons from 2025

Career lessons, tips and advice to ensure 2026 is smooth sailing in your arts job and creative practice.

Gina Fairley

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