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Spring Awakening at NIDA in 2024. Photo: Julia Firak.
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From NIDA to Opera Australia: 'You can only learn by doing it'

Director Claudia Osborne says NIDA's MFA in Directing taught her to keep pushing beyond the first idea.

Dr Diana Carroll
Guuranda x Rise - Credit Alexander Williamson/ British Council.
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Expanded British Council arts grants available for UK-Australian collaborations

Applications are now open for the British Council's 2026 Connections Through Culture grants.

Dr Diana Carroll
My Brilliant Career. Image: Netflix.
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Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'

Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…

Leah J. Williams
Director and founder of the Beaker Street Festival, Dr Margo Adler. Photo: Fred and Hannah.
Interviews

Beaker Street Festival's Margo Adler: 'You can buy some Emergency Antarctic Underwear'

Director and founder of the Beaker Street Festival, Dr Margo Adler, discusses the science-inspired event in Hobart this August.

Emma-Kate Wilson
Artist Robert Fielding with his winning work in the 2026 Hadley's Art Prize. Photo: Jessica King.
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Hadley’s Art Prize reveals the love of landscape painting in Australia

The $100,000 Hadley's Art Prize shows how landscape painting can be used to think about connection to Country, environmental degradation,…

Emma-Kate Wilson

Jobs

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Events

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REMNANTS: What Remains and What Flows

Seven leading artists explore how memory and care survive in the aftermath of colonial violence through film, photography, performance, and…

Melbourne

18 Jul - 18 Oct 2026
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2D or not 2D

2D or not 2D celebrates seventy years of Mildura Arts Centre, marking its 70th anniversary in 2026. ‍

Australia

25 Jul - 29 Nov 2026
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Gondwana VR

Gondwana VR is an immersive and interactive virtual-reality experience that invites you to discover the world's oldest tropical rainforest, the…

Australia

1 Nov - 1 Nov 2026
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Artist Talks

Desert Mob 2026

Desert Mob brings together hundreds of artists to celebrate desert culture in the heart of Australia with the Desert Mob…

Australia

10 Sep - 25 Oct 2026
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Excelsia - Open Day

Interested in studying dramatic art, music or screen production? Register for Open Day.

New South Wales

29 Aug - 29 Aug 2026

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Call for EOIs: Hume Winter Lights Festival 2027 Light & Art Installations and Major Events Suppliers, Performers & Sponsors

Seeking professional light and art installation providers for Hume Winter Lights Festival 2027, plus sponsors, performers, vendors and stallholders for…

Performing Arts

Closing 20 Sep 2026
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Lively Lalor Laneways - Murals and Gobos Expression of Interest

EOIs are now open for artists to be part of a project that enhances the Lalor Shopping Precinct and celebrates…

Public Art

Closing 30 Aug 2026
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Connect with the Global Performing Arts Community at HKPAX 2026

Discover new works and expand your international network at HKPAX 2026 this October. Meet inspiring arts professionals and unlock new…

Performing Arts

Closing 13 Oct 2026
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Creative and cultural residency – Vaucluse House

Take inspiration from a harbourside setting on Birrabirragal and Gadigal Country & enjoy the use of a non-residential studio at…

Film

Closing 6 Sep 2026
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Expression of Interest: Creative Lighting Installation for Elsternwick Plaza

Artists, lighting designers and multidisciplinary creative teams are invited to submit an EOI for design and construction of a permanent…

Public Art

Closing 14 Aug 2026

Education

Master of Fine Arts Cultural Leadership

NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts (Cultural Leadership) is designed for those who make art happen. It invites participants to explore…

New South Wales

Master of Fine Arts Directing

For over five decades, NIDA has nurtured talented, versatile and visionary directors. Our directing training is distinguished by its studio-based…

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Reviews

Installation view – ‘Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste,’ NAS Gallery. Photo: Gina Fairley.
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Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste offers a new way to see a beloved artist

The National Art School delivers the near impossible: an expansive yet intimate show that shepherds fresh conversations about Margaret Olley.

Gina Fairley

Jul 31, 2026
Lucy Ansell in Red Stitch's Funeral Flowers. Photo: Jess D'cruze.
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Funeral Flowers review: a one-woman masterpiece at Red Stitch

Lucy Ansell delivers a knock-out performance in Funeral Flowers, a Scotsman Fringe First-winning play by British playwright Emma Dennis-Edwards.

Kate Mulqueen

Jul 30, 2026
Mackenzie turns Shakespeare's Macbeth into a teen pop star. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Mackenzie is more than a teen-pop twist on Macbeth – it's a test for Australian theatre

By betting on Mackenzie, Yve Blake's Y2K-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s darkest tragedy, Bell Shakespeare wagers that the classics still…

Alannah Sue

Jul 30, 2026
Daniel Henshall in Uncle Vanya. Photo: Pia Johnson.
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Uncle Vanya review: Chekhov's classic gets a barnstorming update

This Melbourne production of Uncle Vanya ups the laughter without losing sight of the class divide that fuelled Chekhov’s work.

Stephen A Russell

Jul 27, 2026
Stephanie Lake Company's Vista. Photo: Pippa Samaya.
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Vista by Stephanie Lake Company review: from monochrome to full colour

The latest work from Melbourne-based Stephanie Lake Company, Vista gives us one view of the vicissitudes of life… and then…

Madeleine Swain

Jul 27, 2026

Career Articles

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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 3 to 9 August 2026 include fellowships, prizes and exhibition slots.

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Spring Awakening at NIDA in 2024. Photo: Julia Firak.
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From NIDA to Opera Australia: 'You can only learn by doing it'

Director Claudia Osborne says NIDA's MFA in Directing taught her to keep pushing beyond the first idea.

Dr Diana Carroll
Anita Lester, courtroom artist. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

What I've Learned: Anita Lester, courtroom artist

Anita Lester's work gained international attention following her portrait of Erin Patterson during the Victorian mushroom poisoning trial.

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Opinions & Analysis

Sorry Albanese, the creative sectors aren’t going to stop worrying about AI job threats

Despite the PM's promises, Australia's arts and creative workers have good reason to be nervy about AI.

Sarah Ward
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 27 July to 2 August 2026 include photography prizes, fellowships and fringe festival funding.

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