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Melbourne Writers Festival to call State Library Victoria home
After 10 years at Federation Square, Melbourne Writers Festival will now call the redeveloped State Library Victoria home.
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues postpones 30th anniversary celebrations until 2020
The festival has cancelled its 2019 iteration, pushing back its 30th anniversary until next year in order to develop new…
Detained refugee wins Australia's richest literary prize
Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian refugee, has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for his first book, No Friend But…
$42,000 prize asks artists to respond to Biblical theme
The Mandorla Art Award is a Christian contemporary art prize which asks artists to respond creatively to a specific piece…
Artists and arts workers among recipients of Australia Day honours
From artists and artistic directors to board members and music educators, the cultural sector has been strongly represented in this…
Accelerate your career by entering these 12 prestigious art prizes
From a prize which invites artists to reflect and respond to a piece of scripture, to Australia's richest photography prize,…
Why attending a uni info session can be invaluable for your arts career
RMIT University’s upcoming information session on 5 February can answer practical information about a range of courses in the creative…
New contemporary dance festival marches into Sydney
Presented by the Independent Dance Alliance, March Dance will feature a range of public and industry programs.
Awards season heats up in Sydney, Brisbane and Tasmania
Sydney Theatre Awards announced as Queensland’s Matilda Awards and Tasmanian Theatre Awards reveal nominations.
Why circus arts and festivals are a match made in heaven
Contemporary circus acts now seem almost de rigueur at international arts festivals but is this just a fad, or evidence…