Regional Queensland

Attendance level underscores Indigenous art fair's social and economic impact
A new report on the performance of the 2023 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair unpacks its significance, and a new theme…

Leading from the front, Umberto Clerici forges a new orchestral direction
Looking forward to an ambitious 2024 season, the Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra recaps on his 2023 program…

Exhibition review: Heather Wunjarra Koowootha, Cairns Art Gallery
Moving away from her hallmark lithographs to the flora of her Peoples and Country, Koowootha's new series is a must-see.

Dismay as James Cook University proposes closure of creative arts in North Queensland
Artists, academics and creative communities fear the loss of one of the region's only university qualification in creative arts.

Theatre review: Measure for Measure, Queens Gardens, Townsville
Style and substance succeed in this little-staged Shakespeare play.

An accessible tour guide of a beachside sculpture festival
Visiting this year's SWELL Sculpture Festival from the perspective of a person who uses a wheelchair.

Theatre review: Higher Faster Louder, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Queensland
Take to the skies in a play based on the experiences of one of the world’s first female commercial pilots.

Theatre show tackles the tricky subject of consent education
The award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand production YES YES YES is undertaking an Australian tour as consent education is mandated in…

Regional arts get a boost with a record prize poolÂ
Flying Arts Alliance announces a massive increase in support and sponsorship for its annual signature event, the Queensland Regional Arts…

Twenty-year strong sculpture festival builds connections for intergenerational audiences
Co-Founder and Artistic Director Natasha Edwards shares insights from seeing SWELL Sculpture Festival grow and evolve over the last two…