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Cheap tickets for opera first-timers
The Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation has gifted $1.5M to Opera Australia for a new access program in Sydney and…
Sofie Laguna wins 2015 Miles Franklin Award
Former YA author awarded $60,000 in prize money for a book described as ‘an extraordinary novel about love and anger’.
How to create a digital archive
Dusting off your archives and putting them online may seem like a good idea, but how exactly is it done?
2015 Helpmann Awards nominees announced
Battlelines are drawn between three very different musicals, while Brisbane Baroque performs strongly in its first year.
Adelaide Fringe delivers $68.8 million to SA economy
A 9% increase in audience and 21% increase in ticket sales helped deliver a bumper 2015 Fringe.
Fundraising dilemma: to cut or grow?
We examine two opposing strategies by which companies are bolstering their fundraising revenue.
Economic value of WA small to mediums revealed
A new report commissioned by the Chamber of Arts & Culture WA reinforces the importance of the small to medium…
Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.
The keyboard is mightier than the sword
The George Brandis Live Art Experience is a satirical response to the Minister for the Arts’ abrupt reallocation of arts…
Artists converge on Canberra to #freethearts
Sector representatives from across the country will meet with the major political parties in a bid to reverse the recent…