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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 February to 1 March 2026

Opportunities for budding comedy critics, First Nations performers, excellence in humanities, and more.

Bangarra's Terrain at Sydney Opera House. The photo shows an Aboriginal woman dancing, caught mid-routine, with her right leg dramatically raised; her right arm is bent above her head. Other dancers are visible, kneeling on the stage behind her.
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Bangarra awarded prestigious Golden Lion by the Venice Biennale Danza 2026

The First Nations dance company, under the artistic direction of Frances Rings, will be the first Australian company to win…

Sheridan Harbridge in Prima Facie at Griffin Theatre. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Prima Facie: Sheridan Harbridge to star in influential Aussie play's homecoming tour

The original production of Suzie Miller's global phenomenon is returning to the Australian stage.

A man seen from behind on a bushwalk through Yarraville, Victoria. He wears a cap, a loose shirt, shorts and sturdy boots as he walks away from the camera down a dirt track lined with ferns and trees. A camera is slung over his back, and he carries a slender brach as a walking stick. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Carsten Nicolai's installation Bausatz Noto (1998) at The Vinyl Factory: Reverb. A dark skinned woman wearing a red leather jacket and headphones listens to music at a desk of turntables. A rack of brightly coloured vinyl records stands behind her.
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London's The Vinyl Factory coming to ACMI for RISING

The Vinyl Factory: Reverb is an expansive exhibition about the grooves music has left in history and culture.

Thelma 2024 (detail) by National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 Finalist, Em Jensen | opportunities and awards
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 16 to 22 February 2026

Closing soon: amazing opportunities for musicians, photographers, poets and literary journals.

QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Sheil. Image supplied.
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Meanjin resurrection: QUT takes on Australia's iconic literary journal

Queensland University of Technology is the new home of the literary journal Meanjin.

Rob Mills, Mackenzie Dunn, Natalie Bassinthwaighte, Gabriyel Thomas, John Waters join cast of Waitress. Image: Peter Brew-Bevan.
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte leads all-star cast in Australian premiere of hit musical Waitress

Waitress, Broadway's sweetest hit gets a slice of Aussie star power, with Natalie Bassingthwaighte among the stars joining the cast.

The late Jon Kudelka. A plump, smiling fair-skinned man with short brown hair and a short beard. He is smiling, wears a plaid shirt, and sits in front of a colourful yellow backdrop.
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Vale Tasmanian cartoonist and artist Jon Kudelka

Remembered and admired for his Walkley-winning political cartoons, as well as his illustrations and anti-Tasmanian tourism stance, Kudelka died on…

Andy Griffiths has been announced as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027.
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Andy Griffiths appointed as national ambassador for Australian children’s literature

The much-loved children's author Andy Griffiths turns a new page as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026-2027.

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