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Like magic, the 2016 Adelaide Fringe is less overwhelming
The southern hemisphere's largest arts festival will be made more navigable, with the 2016 program bringing audiences new filters, search…

Unveiled: latest program announcements
Socially engaged art, dinosaurs, and a leading youth theatre company’s 2016 season are among this week’s announcements.

Australia Council showing the stress
The Australia Council is restructuring for life to manage Fifield’s Catalyst regime. Some current staff have been made redundant and…

Fat opportunity for creative writer
Writers are being tempted with a $100,000 Writer Fellowship to join the fight against obesity.

Indigenous literary festival takes flight
The inaugural Blak & Bright festival will be held in Melbourne from 19-21 February 2016.

Keep trying: the message from Australia Council
With arts funding and grants programs in a state of flux at both federal and state level, there are still…

Open, establish, evict: Sydney theatre sector in flux
From Parramatta to Annandale and Kings Cross, Sydney’s theatre ecology is undergoing change - positive and negative.

Bausch a box office hit for Adelaide Festival
Audience demand has ensured the late choreographer’s work is the fastest selling dance production in Adelaide Festival’s history.

Ambitious vision for creative industries in Victoria
The Creative Industries Taskforce has delivered 42 recommendations for a better-funded creative sector delivering economic and social benefits.

Awards not just for the top tier
Queensland GAMAA Awards and NSW’s IMAGinE Awards recognise the importance of small to medium museums and galleries within the arts…