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Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026 recipients at Government House Ballroom, WA. A group of 13 adults and a baby, some standing and others kneeling; the group is culturally and gender diverse, and of various ages.
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Asia Pacific Arts Awards: honouring diaspora artists and enduring connections

The Asia Pacific Arts Awards, presented by Creative Australia, celebrate creative collaborations that connect communities across borders.

Richard Watts
The Language of the Stockmen installation at Parrtjima 2025. Image: Parrtjima Festival.
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Parrtjima Festival's extraordinary 2026 program revealed

This year's Parrtjima Festival features new light installations, expanded workshops, interactive experiences, masterclasses and much more.

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Image: Billy Bain, Dharug people, Dog Walker (Plan B), 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2024 © Billy Bain.
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First Nations ceramics exhibition Of This Earth starts national tour in Cairns

Of This Earth features works by 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to showcase diverse techniques, narratives and innovations.

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Stella Prize Longlist 2026
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Stella Prize 2026 longlist celebrates the power of memory, truth and creative fiction

Twelve works are in the running for the Stella Prize, Australia's major literary award for women and non-binary writers.

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The Queensland government interferes with the state’s literary awards – again

The Queensland government has announced the state’s literary awards will move from their current home at the State Library of…

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The Marketplace of Bad Ideas

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TarraWarra International 2026: System Release

Ten artists from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia and Mexico exploring creative approaches to precarious times.

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Autumn Adventures at Bunjil Place these school holidays

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Entries are now open for the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2026 – celebrating NSW women artists with $18,000+ in prizes…

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Installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory, Chau Chak Wing Museum, showing Benjamin Work’s PÁPAAKI at front and Khalil Rabah’s Common Threads at rear.
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Biennale of Sydney review: a world, and an organisation, in decline

This Biennale of Sydney feels less like a single exhibition than a constellation of scattered fragments losing its capacity to…

Gina Fairley

Mar 13, 2026
Jonny Pasvolsky. Photo: Supplied. The CAN Principle.
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The CAN Principle review: Jonny Pasvolsky’s hilarious take on hope and can-do hucksters

In his one-man comedy act The CAN Principle, Jonny Pasvolsky shares a quick guide to 'can-lightenment'.

Dr Diana Carroll

Mar 12, 2026
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The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin review: landmark 1970s play revived for a new audience

Some 50 years on, The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin remains just as urgent as ever.

Malavika Nair

Mar 11, 2026
Isabelle Huppert in Mary Said What She Said at Adelaide Festival 2026. Photo: Lucie Jansch.
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Mary Said What She Said review: Isabelle Huppert's masterful turn as Mary Queen of Scots

The French actor delivered an unforgettable and commanding performance in Mary Said What She Said at Adelaide Festival.

Leila Lois

Mar 10, 2026
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Year of the Rooster review: bold costumes and wild buffoonery are not quite enough

The third play in a series dubbed The Beast Trilogy, Year of the Rooster is a visual treat.

Madeleine Swain

Mar 10, 2026

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The launch of Diversity Arts Australia’s Fair Play: Equity, Inclusion and the Creative Industries report. Photo: Mahla Karimian.
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How to embrace 'radical access' in the arts

There's so much to learn from the organisations and allies fighting for more inclusive and accessible arts and screen industries.

Sarah-Mace Dennis
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
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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…

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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…

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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.

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