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Australian actor Heather Mitchell as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ‘RBG: Of Many, One’ at HOTA from 3-5 April 2025. A fair-skinned woman, dressed as member of the American judicary, stares somewhat aloofly at the camera. Behind her is a salmon-pink background.
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World-class theatre comes to the Gold Coast

Australian playwright Suzie Miller’s acclaimed play about the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will soon play a short season at HOTA.

Two depictions of mountain ranges.
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Exhibition review: A Bigger View, HOTA

Referencing the work of David Hockney in its title, 'A Bigger View' broadens perspectives for visitors to HOTA.

John Taylor, 'Chandos portrait', 1610, showing as part of 'Writers Revealed' at HOTA. An oil painting rendered in dark hues of a figure looking calmly at the viewer.
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Over 100 manuscripts from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery to arrive at HOTA

HOTA's exhibition will feature rare manuscripts, first editions and portraits of literary luminaries, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the…

Campbell Addy, 'The First Rainbow', 2023. Solo exhibition slated for Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2025. A cropped photo depicting five black female-presenting figures from the collarbone upwards painting in five different colours.
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The latest photography news at a glance

Photo wins and headline announcements – the latest news in photography.

Gold Coast introduces new arts grants. People at a music festival pumping their fits. The air is filled with confetti raining down on them.
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$200,000 grants to be distributed to creatives in Gold Coast

Grants worth a total of $1.5 million will be offered through Experience Gold Coast Arts Fund to support local artists.

Colourful artwork with different patterns from Yuriyal Bridgeman depicted in panels upright and on the floor.
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Exhibition review: Yuriyal Bridgeman: yubilong(mi)bilongyu, Griffith University Art Museum

This survey investigates the significant mark Yuriyal Bridgeman has made on Australia’s post-colonial arts landscape.

Heather Mitchell in Sydney Theatre Company’s ‘RBG: Of Many, One’ by Suzie Miller. A sharp-looking elderly woman dressed in black sitting on a white armchair with one of her hands framing her chin.
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Suzie Miller’s RBG: Of Many, One revived for 2025 national tour due to popular demand

The celebrated Suzie Miller play capturing the life of US Supreme Court associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return in…

Swell Festival. On a beach a large sculpture comprising metal triangles and attached blue cords is in the centre of the frame. Behind is the sea and a rock island. People are milling about looking at the sculpture.
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A sculpture festival that’s bursting with pride

The SWELL Sculpture Festival is a place where art and community are inextricably linked.

A person dances between pink and orange lights. The audience sits and stand around her to watch.
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Underground Festival returns June 2024

The Underground Festival hosted by HOTA returns to the Gold Coast in early June.

Roller Coaster. A dark stage has a backdrop of neon lights in the top right hand corner of the frame, saying 'Ocean Side Rolla Rama'. In a spotlight in the centre of the stage are two women, one wearing skates and multi-coloured socks has crashed to the ground. Behind her a commentator in a purple shirt with a headset mic is crouching and shouting - is she cheering or jeering? We don't know.
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Aesthetics, happiness and social cohesion: celebrating art’s most important values

Everybody NOW!’s 2023 production ‘Roller Coaster’ had measurable benefits in terms of social wellbeing, empowerment and connection, a new report…

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