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Adelaide Festival 2025 brings the world to South Australia
An array of international acts join First Nations artists and Australian companies for the 40th Adelaide Festival.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Arts leaders move on from a peak body, a major gallery and the Adelaide Festival Centre in this week’s round-up…
So you want my arts job: Conductor
If you are intuitive, passionate, generous and able to understand a piece of music as a whole, perhaps conducting is…
From true crime to post-colonialism: Sydney Festival launches its 2025 season
Olivia Ansell’s final Sydney Festival as Director grapples with big questions and has factored the cost of living crisis into…
WAAPA to benefit from $30 million philanthropic partnership
A $30 million, 25-year partnership between Edith Cowan University and the Minderoo Foundation will help outfit WAAPA’s performance spaces at…
Greek-Australian poet Π.O. wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award
A champion of performance poetry and spoken word as well as his fellow poets, Π.O. has been honoured for his…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
ArtsHub's weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector.
So you want my arts job: Venue Technical Manager
If you possess a broad range of technical skills, are calm under pressure and can solve problems creatively, then being…
Stephen Fry: Art is complex, terrifying, dangerous and wonderful – and quite useless
English author, actor and raconteur Stephen Fry explains why art is like wine and how he makes people smile as…
Fontaines DC, PJ Harvey and Hania Rani announced as first acts for Perth Festival 2025
Contemporary music will play a significant role in the 2025 Perth Festival, judging by the first three acts announced for…