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Geelong Arts, Culture & Heritage Trails Pocket Guides Walking Tour
Interviews

How did Geelong become Australia’s first and only UNESCO City of Design?

Geelong Design Week puts the regional city's design culture in the spotlight. But how did it become a global design…

Audience gathers at Melbourne Fringe Opening Night Gala. Photo: Casimaria.
Interviews

Melbourne Fringe is fighting to fill the gaps in a shrinking sector

As festivals fold and tensions rise, Melbourne Fringe weighs what artists need in 2026 and the role it must play…

40-LOVE debuts at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026. Photo: Wildhardt.
Features

Melbourne Fringe director’s picks: 11 shows to put on your radar

Don't know what to see at Melbourne Fringe in 2026? Start here.

[GAMEBOY] from choreographer Amy Zhang tours as part of ORBIT 2026. Photo: Supplied.
Industry News

New touring initiative ORBIT creates sustainable pathways for indie dance

Three major dance organisations join forces to tackle the touring barriers facing independent choreographers.

Tourism

Yarra Valley Arts Council Inc. (YVA)

Yarra Valley Arts Open Studios 2026

Step inside the studios of the Yarra Valley's most creative minds, open for a free, self-guided journey through the arts.

Open Day

Yarra Valley Arts Council Inc. (YVA)

Yarra Valley Arts Open Studios 2026

Step inside the studios of the Yarra Valley's most creative minds, open for a free, self-guided journey through the arts.

Exhibitions

Warrnambool Art Gallery

Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili: Dark Dawn

Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili is a Georgian-American photographer based in Berlin.

My Brilliant Career, a Melbourne Theatre Company production, toured as part of Merrigong Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre’s 2026 seasons. Photo: Pia Johnson.
Industry News

Regional arts powerhouses join forces to create new national theatre pipeline

With backing from Creative Australia, the Second Cities Producing Consortium seeks to fix Australia's broken touring model.

Evelyn Araluen speaking on the craft of writing at a previous Blak & Bright event. Photo: James Henry.
News

Blak & Bright Writers Festival asks who has the right to offend?

Authors at this year's Blak & Bright Writers Festival will gather to discuss censorship, resistance and who is punished for…

Brim silo VIC, 2016 by Guido van Helten: a photo of a large painted farm grain silo against a grey cloud stormy sky with golden grass in the forground. The painted mural depicts four men of varying ages in a realistic, figurative style.
Opinions & Analysis

I founded Australia’s first silo art trail – here’s why the movement now needs to evolve

After a period of rapid growth, Australia’s silo art movement has reached a critical juncture.

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