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UQ Art Museum is offering a new reading group for arts workers. Image: Access Lab & Library.
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UQ Art Museum: join a free online reading group for arts workers on ‘access'

UQ Art Museum has partnered with Access Lab and Library to offer a new reading group for arts workers.

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Artists are encouraged to submit their work to the 2026 Lester Prize. Image: The Lester Prize.
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The Lester Prize is open for 2026 season entries

Entries are now open for the Lester Prize Main Awards, Australia's richest prize for portraiture – and everyone's invited.

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Lack of clarity in new hate speech laws impacting artists, arts bodies warn

The National Association for the Visual Arts and the Australian Cartoonists Association have expressed concerns over 'hastily introduced' new hate…

Richard Watts
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include Board positions announced by the Federal Arts Minister and farewells from Artistic Directors in…

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Julian Pereira and David Da Costa Enes, The Thinker. Installation view, Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe. Photo: Supplied. Courtesy: the artist.
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When public art is led by accessibility, the results are transformative

Amazing things can happen when d/Deaf and disabled artists are commissioned to produce public art projects.

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Jazz Supper Club at Rushworth Shire Hall

Award-winning vocalist and electric violinist Fem Belling brings her intimate live show to Rushworth for a one-night-only performance joined by…

Australia

1 May - 1 May 2026
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Kait James: Red Flags

'Kait James: Red Flags' is Wadawurrung artist Kait James’ most ambitious solo exhibition to date.

Regional New South Wales

11 Apr - 14 Jun 2026
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South West Biennial: Tracework

Bunbury Regional Art Gallery presents a new biennial mapping contemporary practice in regional Western Australia.

Western Australia

21 Mar - 19 Jul 2026
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Festivals & Programs

Woodend Winter Arts Festival

The Woodend Winter Arts Festival unites world‑class musicians, performers and thought‑leaders for four days of music, ideas and creativity this…

Victoria

5 Jun - 8 Jun 2026
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Through Mununjali eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell

Through Mununjali eyes brings together 5 decades of photojournalist Wayne Coolwell’s photographs, honouring his legacy – where story, culture and…

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28 Mar - 18 Oct 2026

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Geelong Arts Centre’s Associate Artist 2026 Applications are now open!

A 12‑month, self‑directed program supporting established Victorian live performance artists to develop a new work at Geelong Arts Centre with…

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Enter Now! Fifty Squared Art Prize 2026

All entries exhibited in Australia's largest art prize for artworks measuring 50x50cm and less!

Visual Arts

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Burrinja Climate Change Biennale: Acquisitive Award Exhibition

Burrinja Climate Change Biennale #4: Acquisitive Award Exhibition 22 Aug – 25 October 2026 - Artists are invited to explore…

Visual Arts

Closing 24 Apr 2026
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Pavilion Film Festival

Bring your vision to life inside the cube, submit your film to the Pavilion Film Festival and be part of…

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International Art Prize

Calling painters ready to put their work on an international stage— Be a part of an exciting global painting prize…

Painting

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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…

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The Bachelor of Architectural Design emphasizes the design studio as central to the curriculum with supporting history and theory, communication,…

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Reviews

Messa da Requiem ballet at QPAC Glasshouse Theatre. Photo: David Kelly.
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Messa da Requiem review: Queensland Ballet meets Verdi’s Requiem Mass

Verdi’s brilliant score is fused with movement and dance in Queensland Ballet’s Messa da Requiem – but it's not always…

Suzannah Conway

Mar 30, 2026
The Phantom of the Opera, presented by Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Photo: Supplied.
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The Phantom of the Opera review: Sydney Harbour production is 'dialled up to eleven'

This Opera Australia update of The Phantom of the Opera is a truly spectacular night out on Sydney Harbour.

Reuben Liversidge

Mar 30, 2026
On Sexistential, Swedish pop singer Robyn embraces her body, emotions and sexuality while remaining unmistakeably herself. A photo of the pop singer Robyn, a fair-skinned woman with a shock of bleached blonde hair. She is photographed in profile but her blue eyes stare provocatively at the camera.
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Robyn – Sexistential review: horny, mature and strikingly candid pop music

Robyn said the purpose of her life is to stay horny. On Sexistential, she proves it.

Daniel Stojkovski

Mar 27, 2026
Brendan Colley. Photo: Sophie Reid.
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The Season for Flying Saucers review: Brendan Colley's UFO story is profound and very human

Brendan Colley's second novel, The Season for Flying Saucers, is full of surprises.

Nanci Nott

Mar 27, 2026
Stage Kiss at Sydney's New Theatre. Photo: Supplied.
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Stage Kiss review: a 'wonderfully funny' and very meta farce at Sydney's New Theatre

With layered writing and strong performances, Stage Kiss is whip smart.

Will Winter

Mar 25, 2026

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Writing retreats – a modern-day luxury most writers can’t actually afford 

Victoria Brownlee, author of the suspense novel The Writers Retreat, weighs up whether writing retreats are actually worth it.

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The Met's Quincey Houghton delivering the Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration at NGA, Canberra. Photo: Supplied.
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10 things Australian arts institutions can learn from The Met

The Deputy Director of Exhibitions at New York’s Met Museum, Quincy Houghton, offered wisdom in difficult times during her recent…

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Blinking Light's These Youths Be Protesting. Photo: Karla Elbourne. how to make sustainable theatre
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From set design to touring, how can we make theatre more environmentally sustainable?

The majority of Australian theatre-makers are concerned about climate change but most feel the issue receives limited attention in the…

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Applications open now for Dance Rites 2026. Image: Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House | Minjil performs at Dance Rites 2024.
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 to 29 March 2026

This week brings opportunities for Indigenous dance groups and emerging writers, plus lucrative artist residencies.

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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
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