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A selection of large animal puppets on a black stage, including cane toad, lizard, koala and birds.
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Where to next? Surreal animal puppets ready to tour Australia

Snuff Puppets are ready to tour their newest creations. Could your town be the next stop for these gnarly, larger-than-life…

Celina Lei
New performance venue Lango at Footscray Community Arts. An artist's render of the outdoor performance space, showing the stage and the three overlapping architectural shells arcing above it.
News

New performance venues in Melbourne and Brisbane

A revitalised indie theatre complex in Brisbane’s Petrie Terrace is one of several new performance venues.

Richard Watts
Readers and Writers Against the Genocide group photo in May 2025. Image: RWAG.
Opinions & Analysis

Why I started Readers and Writers Against the Genocide (RWAG)

'As a literary community, we trade in creative freedom, free speech and the contestation of ideas,' says RWAG founder Aviva…

Aviva Tuffield
Boorloo Contemporary at East Perth Power Station (seen here in 2025) returns for Perth Festival 2026. An industrial-looking building lit up by brightly coloured projects, and photographed from the air at night; a large crowd is gathered in the building's expansive courtyard.
Interviews

Perth Festival 2026 makes the most of its city’s cultural infrastructure shortage

Artistic Director Anna Reece reveals how her second Perth Festival takes over the city’s public and private spaces.

Richard Watts
disguised robber with stolen diamonds in their hand. The Louvre heist
News

The Louvre heist: how will the thieves hide these jewels?

A jewellery insurance expert and a professor specialising in art crimes, explain what comes next following the Louvre heist.

Gina Fairley

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Australia

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Hobart

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Events

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Exhibitions

Art Deco: A Modern Vision

Discover the origins of Art Deco, its global journey and its lasting influence on Australian life.

Adelaide

8 Nov - 31 Jan 2026
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Performances & Gigs

Cendrillon (Cinderella)

Rediscover the charm of Cinderella in Massenet’s Cendrillon, conducted by Paul Fitzsimon of Opera Australia and delivered by the rising…

Melbourne

5 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
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Festivals & Programs

Spring 2025 at Blacktown Arts

Join us for the return of warmer days, with a celebration of culture, food and identity.

Australia

10 Sep - 13 Dec 2025
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Exhibitions

Clay on Country

Clay on Country is a celebration of clay, community, culture and creativity.

Western Australia

6 Sep - 18 Jan 2026
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Exhibitions

Iluka Visions 2025

BRAG’s annual high school exhibition showcasing the depth of talent and creativity in the arts from schools across the South…

Western Australia

30 Aug - 26 Oct 2025

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Awards & Prizes

Graham F Smith Arts Peace Award

The Graham F Smith Peace Foundation calls for submissions from artists or art organisations for the Arts Peace Award ($10,000).

All Arts

Closing 5 Nov 2025
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Expression of Interest

Crowne Plaza Geelong - Lobby artwork commission

Exciting opportunity to commission a feature art piece for the Lobby of the new Crowne Plaza Gelong

Visual Arts

Closing 17 Nov 2025
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Expression of Interest

Joint Technical Symposium 2026

Call for abstracts extended! Now's your chance to submit your proposal to be included in the audiovisual preservation community forum's…

All Screen

Closing 29 Oct 2025
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Residencies

The Urbach

$10,000 art prize and scholarship supports individual artists based in Victoria. The Urbach is designed to encourage continued exploration of…

Painting

Closing 15 Dec 2025
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Expression of Interest

Orana Entrance Public Art Project EOI

EOI Now Open – Orana Entrance Public Art Project in Albany

Design

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Education

Graduate Certificate in Screen Arts and Production: Drama

The UTS Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Drama is a short, targeted postgraduate qualification that can build or…

Sydney

Graduate Certificate in Screen Arts and Production: Documentary

Looking to deepen, enhance or reframe your practical documentary skills for the screen industries? Whether you're a media professional wanting…

Sydney

Reviews

Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore in Fly Girl. Photo: Prudence Upton.
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Fly Girl review: girl power reaches soaring new heights

The little-known story of Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, is presented with equal parts comedy and drama…

Peter Hackney

Oct 23, 2025
The Colleano family, subject of the film, The Colleano Heart. Image: The Colleano Heart.
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The Colleano Heart review: a remarkable Aboriginal success story 

Shapeshifting for decades to avoid detection as Aboriginal, The Colleano Heart follows a remarkable family of circus performers who won…

Gina Fairley

Oct 22, 2025
Banquet. Photo: Viva Circus.
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Banquet review: captivating circus tackles the big issues

This innovative performance uses circus arts to explore class themes, but who's invited to the banquet?

Rae Kelly

Oct 21, 2025
Gallery view with painted yellow walls, historic painting and black and white wall vinyls from photographs. Dangerously Modern.
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Dangerously Modern review: fearless women artists who disrupted the male canon

Rewriting Australian art history, ‘Dangerously Modern’ at the Art Gallery of NSW is equally erudite and entertaining.

Gina Fairley

Oct 20, 2025
Man suspended from ceiling from ropes in balance with a log. The Unconformity, Luke George
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Fell review: Luke George’s performance leaves you hanging

Performed in a working saw mill, Luke George rivets audiences in a highly physical and poetic work for The Unconformity…

Gina Fairley

Oct 20, 2025

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Image of a road with a single person walking down it and it is covered with sand. Superannuation
Features

Strangled by superannuation: I'm a struggling artist, but I have to pay super

Sole trader creatives get the benefit of superannuation on the one hand, but are strangled by mandatory payments on the…

Gina Fairley
Woman performing cabaret act in living room. House concerts
Features

House concerts – what are they, and are they on the rise?

ArtsHub talks with producer Drew Fairley on the pros and cons of presenting house concerts.

Gina Fairley
Women with dark hair wearing beige dress standing in front of black and white photographic portrait. Tina Arena
Features

In conversation with Tina Arena: 50 years on from her Young Talent Time debut

Tina Arena shares career wisdoms and warnings, on the occasion of her celebratory portrait commission for the National Portrait Gallery.

Gina Fairley
Women photojournalist wearing conflict protection with two boys in arid landscape. Photojournalist
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Want to be a photojournalist? Penny Stephens reveals how

Delve into the career of a photojournalist with Penny Stephens.

Gina Fairley
Woman with short grey hair and sunglasses at beach setting. Sophie Tatlow
Career Advice

I'm a Textile Designer: do you want my job?

Designing textiles for an international market, Sophie Tatlow says that you need to be curious and practical for this career…

Gina Fairley
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