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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.

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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 February to 1 March 2026

Opportunities for budding comedy critics, First Nations performers, excellence in humanities, and more.

Alannah Sue
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Features

What do our reading choices say about us?

Red-flag books and authors, performative readers – what we read is under greater scrutiny than ever before.

The Conversation
Animated film Arco screens as part of the Europa! Europa Film Festival. Image: Neon.
Features

10 films to see at the 2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival

This year's Europa! Europa Film Festival runs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland.

Sarah Ward
Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks MP. Image: Supplied.
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Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister responds to arts funding debate: building a creative sector for all Victorians

Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks says the commentary over the recent round of Victorian Government funding to creative…

Colin Brooks

Jobs

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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

Salary Negotiable / Not set
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

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Finance Manager

Salary $70,000 - $90,000
Darwin

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Feb 27, 2026

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Chief Executive Officer (Indigenous Art Centre Alliance)

Salary >$130,000
Regional Queensland

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Mar 9, 2026

Events

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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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Tourism

Mandurah Open Studios

Mandurah Open Studios is a free art trail where you can meet local artists, explore diverse styles, and discover unique…

Perth

2 May - 10 May 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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Commission

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
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Awards & Prizes

Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026

The art prize is open to Australian residents working within any 2D medium and new media

Visual Arts

Closing 10 May 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

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
A Winter's Journey. Image: David Cox.
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Musica Viva’s A Winter’s Journey review: a potent retelling of Schubert’s Winterreise.

In A Winter's Journey, visual art and atmospheric lighting add to a mesmerising musical interpretation.

Suzannah Conway

Feb 20, 2026
Art. Image: Brett Boardman.
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Art review: a revived classic holds a mirror to artistic and social foibles 

Yasmina Reza’s 1994 classic, Art, has opened in Sydney, starring Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz.

Peter Hackney

Feb 20, 2026
Lorde is in Australia for her Ultrasound World Tour. Photo: Sam Penn / Supplied.
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Lorde review: Ultrasound World Tour is a gritty, powerful portrait of a grown woman

Lorde's stripped back arena show was a risk, but it's one that's paid off for the star.

Daniel Stojkovski

Feb 19, 2026
Installation view, Isabella Kennedy: Ballast, Firstdraft, Sydney. Photo: Supplied.
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Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories

Isabella Kennedy's solo exhibition Ballast is a delicate body of work around the sinking of HMAS Sydney II.

Solomiya Sywak

Feb 19, 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.
Features

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
Career Advice

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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