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Regional creatives shine at coastal art month

An art fair in a retro motel, live performances, gourmet food and coastal views offer the perfect getaway in a…

Celina Lei
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Meanjin has been saved, but where are the opportunities for emerging writers?

A recent win for a beloved literary journal is a small gain for new authors who face diminished writing pathways.

Jo Pickup
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker at Adelaide Festival 2026. Cocker, a fair-skinned, middle aged man with glasses, raises his right hand high and sings loudly into a microphone. A video screen behind him shows dazzling, colourful images.
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‘All voices should be heard’, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker tells Adelaide Festival crowd

Cocker's pointed reference to an earlier censorship issue was made as Pulp played the opening night of Adelaide Festival 2026.

Richard Watts
Applications are now open for the ABC Young Performers Awards. Image: Ayako/Unsplash.
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 2–7 March 2026

This week: growth opportunities for emerging classical musicians, dancers, visual artists, and more.

Alannah Sue
Jumaadi, Upside-Down Garden, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Lendlease. Image: Mark Pokorny.
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Upside-Down Garden by Jumaadi turns corporate Sydney on its head

The first large-scale public artwork from Indonesian-Australian artist Jumaadi flips the city’s built and natural environment upside-down.

Thomas Sargeant

Jobs

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Orchestral Operations Coordinator

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Canberra

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Mar 31, 2026

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Front of House Coordinator and Receptionist

Salary $50,000 - $70,000
Regional Queensland

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Mar 16, 2026

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Casual Supervising Technician

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Melbourne

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Mar 13, 2026

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Casual Venue Services Officer - Supervisor (FOH)

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Melbourne

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Mar 13, 2026

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Director – Adelaide Writers’ Week
Adelaide

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Mar 18, 2026

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Ticketing CX and Staffing Manager
Melbourne

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Mar 23, 2026

Events

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Exhibitions

Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits

A Centre for Contemporary Photography Exhibition curated by Catlin Langford and Metro Auto Photo.

Australia

26 Feb - 2 May 2026
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Exhibitions

Shields: Design and functionality

UQ Anthropology Museum presents the major collection exhibition Shields: Design and functionality, celebrating over 130 Aboriginal shields from throughout the…

Brisbane

23 Feb - 4 Sep 2026
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Gallery

Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2026 Exhibition of Finalists

28 February - 27 March

Sydney

28 Feb - 27 Mar 2026
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Workshops

Manly Writers' Festival

The Manly Writers’ Festival returns 19–22 March 2026 with four days of writers, ideas and lively discussion across multiple venues…

Sydney

19 Mar - 22 Mar 2026
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Artist Talks

Dear Agnes contemporary public art program

A celebration of art, environment and heritage, with 12 artists and collectives creating works that celebrate local landscapes in Hobsons…

Melbourne

13 Mar - 29 Mar 2026

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Sydney Fringe Festival 2026 Registrations Now Open

Calling all independent artists and producers: this is your moment! 

All Arts

Closing 30 Mar 2026
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Expression of Interest

Rainbow Exhibition EOIs 2027

LGBTIQA+ creatives can apply for a funded 2027 Rainbow Exhibition at the Eltham Library Community Gallery, which will be put…

Visual Arts

Closing 19 Apr 2026
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Professional Development

Test Sites 2026

Test Sites 2026 – Public art development program Apply for funding and support to develop and test a public art…

Visual Arts

Closing 23 Mar 2026
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Expression of Interest

Call for Programming Proposals - Mandurah Arts Festival 2026

Calling all creatives! The City of Mandurah is seeking unique, exciting programming proposals for the Mandurah Arts Festival 2026 (11…

Film

Closing 26 Mar 2026
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Art Prize Guide

2026 Gallipoli Art Prize

Call for Entries for the $20 000 (acquisitional) 2026 Gallipoli Art Prize. Entries close 11 March. Artwork must respond to…

Visual Arts

Closing 11 Mar 2026

Education

Dance Teaching Skill Set

The Dance Teaching Skill Set (CUASS00071) is your pathway to becoming a more confident, skilled and in-demand dance educator. Whether…

Australia

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

Industry-focused course where you’ll bring characters and worlds to life, mastering storytelling, and character animation & performance. JMC’s Animation course…

Victoria

Reviews

Installation view, Manifest Destiny, Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Gina Fairley.
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Manifest Destiny review: Alex Frayne's photographic roadtrip through a national crisis

Poverty porn, fly-in voyeurism or reality beyond the Netflix filter? Photographer Alex Frayne makes us question America’s decay in real…

Gina Fairley

Mar 2, 2026
William Barton. Photo: Supplied.
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Brodsky String Quartet with William Barton review: pioneering UK quartet teams with virtuoso yidaki player

The Brodsky String Quartet's collaboration with yidaki player William Barton was let down by a disjointed program.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Mar 2, 2026
Dragon I premiered at Perth Festival 2026. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.
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Dragon I review: one man and an AI assistant at Perth Festival

In Dragon I, Adam Kelly tries to deliver a comedic lecture on dragons... until AI gets in the way.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Mar 2, 2026
Connor Morel's Good Man at Adelaide Fringe 2026.
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Good Man review: a rock-cabaret about rejecting toxic masculinity, at Adelaide Fringe

Connor Morel looks back on his younger exploits with the benefits of hindsight and the backing of a tight and…

Richard Watts

Mar 1, 2026
Two dancers clad in fetish wear-inspired costumes crouch forward as they jump a woollen rope inside a circle of light on stage. Joshua Doctor and Yilin Kong in ADT's Faraway by Jenni Large at Adelaide Festival 2026.
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ATD’s Faraway review: a writhing, driving techno-primitive delight at Adelaide Festival 2026

Choreographed by Jenni Large, ADT’s Faraway is a rich, erotically charged work, the dance equivalent of howling orgiastically at the…

Richard Watts

Feb 27, 2026

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Liam Fleming with his Loewe Craft Prize finalist work, Patterns of Pressure, 2025. Photo: Grant Hancock.
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What I learnt as an artist judging an international craft prize

In a major coup, two Australians made the cut in the international Loewe Craft Prize. We speak to one of…

Gina Fairley
Comedian Scout Boxall. Photo: Supplied.
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How comedians survive the social media trap during festival season: 'I hate it!'

Comedians don't have a lot of choice about being on social media, not if they want to sell tickets. So…

Daniel Herborn
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.
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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
Bundanon Artist In Residence. Photo: ArtsHub. art residencies fellowships scholarships
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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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