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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.

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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.

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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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Byron Writers Festival's Jessica Alice. Photo: Leah Jing McIntosh.
Interviews

Jessica Alice, Byron Writers Festival: 'It feels like a real celebration with the community'

Following a weather-disrupted event last year, Byron Writers Festival Director Jessica Alice has high hopes for 2026.

Lisette Drew
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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

Jobs

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Digital Marketing Officer

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Canberra

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Aug 12, 2026

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Ticketing Manager

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Darwin

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Aug 19, 2026

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Producer

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Melbourne

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Aug 9, 2026

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Program Manager - Public Art and Innovation

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Regional Queensland

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Aug 10, 2026

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Head of Programming

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Melbourne

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Aug 21, 2026

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Australia

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Aug 9, 2026

Events

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Exhibitions

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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Exhibitions

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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Exhibitions

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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Open Day

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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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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Expression of Interest

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

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
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Commission

Biyala Public Art Commission

EOI open for large scale commission at Biyala Community Hub in City of Greater Geelong's Armstrong Creek

Public Art

Closing 12 Aug 2026
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Awards & Prizes

Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2026

Queensland's richest acquisitive photographic prize, presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts, is now accepting entries. Submissions close 17 August.

Photography

Closing 17 Aug 2026

Education

Master of Fine Arts Dramatic Writing

The Master of Fine Arts (Dramatic Writing) is an intensive, practice-led course designed to prepare students for life as professional…

New South Wales

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

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

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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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Career Advice

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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