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The artHITects with their winning artwork Wambuul (Proclamation Park Bathurst), winner of the 2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize – Art category. Photo: Shane Rozario/Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
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It’s time: why you should enter the 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize

Winning the prestigious Environmental Art & Design Prize marked a pivotal moment for radical artist/architect duo, the artHITects.

Alannah Sue
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Big Kiss, Bye-Bye: Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions

Big Kiss, Bye Bye dissects the mind of a young woman reckoning with the psychological upheaval of a romantic separation.

The Conversation
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Richard Watts
Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

Richard Watts
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Opinions & Analysis

A box-ticking compliance conundrum is killing art and creativity

Australia’s box-ticking grant application culture may be stifling the very art it aims to serve.

Gina Fairley

Jobs

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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
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Mar 23, 2026

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Principal Librarian
Melbourne

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Mar 13, 2026

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Commercial Events Consultant (Music, Comedy, Talks, Ideas)
Australia

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Mar 6, 2026

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First Nations Producer

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Brisbane

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Mar 15, 2026

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Qld Administration Coordinator

Salary <$40,000
Brisbane

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Mar 11, 2026

Events

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Gallery

Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2026 Exhibition of Finalists

28 February - 27 March

Sydney

28 Feb - 28 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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Festivals & Programs

Neighbourhood Noise

Neighbourhood Noise is an open invitation for the community to experience live music and experimental arts across Brunswick.

Melbourne

7 Mar - 7 Mar 2026
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Exhibitions

Fantastic Forms: Merric Boyd with Rubyrose Bancroft, Stephen Benwell, Nabilah Nordin

Fantastic Forms is a Bundanon Touring exhibition that captures the energy, movement and colour in the expansive creative practice of…

Adelaide

17 Feb - 9 May 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
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Awards & Prizes

Omnia Art Prize & Exhibition 2026

The Omnia Art Prize & Exhibition is returning in 2026. With $19,000 in prizes, this is an exceptional opportunity for…

Visual Arts

Closing 13 Mar 2026
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Commission

Public Art (Sculpture) - St Arnaud

Create the focal point of the metamorphosis of this bare garden bed to stunning Buddleia Garden in the historic Queen…

Sculpture

Closing 18 Mar 2026
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Want to be a comedy critic? Funny Tonne - MICF 2026

Melbourne International Comedy Festival is looking for budding reviewers, arts critics and comedy writers to throw their hat in the…

Comedy

Closing 8 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 Arts

Learn from world-class lecturers and experience small, friendly classes and personalised support. Study in JCU Flex mode, which means you're…

Queensland

Reviews

The Art of Storm-Whistling. Photo: Curious Roach Collective.
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The Art of Storm-Whistling: a mythical maritime story at Adelaide Fringe

The Art of Storm-Whistling follows a mythical journey across the seas.

Richard Watts

Feb 23, 2026
James Rowland: Team Viking. A fair-skinned man with straw-blonde hair and a reddish beard stands thigh deep in the waters of the Thames. He is wearing a plastic Viking helmet with ahistorical horns, a black suit, white business shirt and black tie, and carries a burning torch made of rolled-up paper.
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Team Viking review: a hilarious, heartbreaking and healing masterpiece

The remarkable Team Viking was one of the standouts of the Adelaide Fringe opening weekend.

Richard Watts

Feb 23, 2026
U>N>I>T>E>D Chunky Move, a dark stage with dramatic smoke effects and white lighting showing a female performer with robotic metallic costuming moving across the stage under a scaffolding set piece.
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U>N>I>T>E>D review: Chunky Move's machine-led experiment missing some magic at Perth Festival

Billed as an exploration of machine mysticism, Chunky Moves' latest dance work is not as transcendental as it could be.

Jo Pickup

Feb 23, 2026
From left, Ben Prendergast, Ngaire Dawn Fair, Emily Goddard and John Leary in Kid Stakes, performed by Red Stitch Actors' Theatre as part of The Doll Trilogy. Photo: Chris Parker.
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The Doll Trilogy review: Red Stitch makes a marathon feel like a sprint

My word, she’ll be right… Ray Lawler’s pioneering The Doll Trilogy still makes for a stimulating day (and night) in…

Madeleine Swain

Feb 23, 2026
Neurospicy: The Musical at Adelaide Fringe. A fair-skinned young woman dressed in a red chili costume and smiling at the camera.

Adelaide Fringe reviews: Pinky von Sox and the Novel Stand-Up Experience, and Neurospicy: The Musical

A Fringe first-timer’s engaging exploration of neurodiversity and an improvised storytelling show are among the offerings at this year’s Adelaide…

Richard Watts

Feb 22, 2026

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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
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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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Career Advice

20 arts jobs to consider for a 2026 career change

Thinking about a career change in 2026? Here are 20 fascinating arts jobs to consider.

Gina Fairley
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