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Classical music must stop obsessing about young audiences, says ASQ's Sharon Grigoryan
As she prepares to leave the Australian String Quartet after seven years, cellist Sharon Grigoryan reflects on the highs and…
WA government announces $76M arts & culture recovery package
The package includes a $15 million ‘Getting the Show back on the Road’ plan for the performing arts, and a…
Custom-built circus centre to open in Brisbane in 2021
Flipside’s uniquely designed new building will be a home for community and social circus training while also accessible to the…
Six essential videos to help you get your art online
Produced in partnership with Creative Victoria, our Artists Essential Toolkit video series covers the fundamentals of getting your work online…
Why we’ll need great art more than ever after COVID-19
From around the country, artists and arts workers reflect on why the post-pandemic world will need art more than ever.
Anger in NSW as media receive funding outcomes ahead of applicants
Outcomes of the already-delayed funding round were communicated to applicants by the media, or by texts from colleagues, instead of…
AMPAG to close after 21 years
The Australian Major Performing Arts Group will wind up in September, making way for new methods of arts advocacy for…
Transition degree helping older students upskill now available online
WAAPA’s Bachelor of Performing Arts Practice Transition major is designed to prepare the future leaders of the performing arts industry…
Why virtual Open Days are more accessible than ever
Geographic distance and long travel times are no longer a challenge for prospective students seeking to learn more about courses…
South Australia slowly returns to performance as usual
The first mainstage production in Adelaide post-COVID is preparing to open at the newly refurbished Her Majesty’s Theatre in September,…