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Dr Ash King PhD, Support Act Mental Health Content and Programs Lead, facilitating Creative Minds workshop. Photo: Georgia Griffiths.
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Support Act expands mental health support for Australia's music and creative industries

Support Act has launched new mental health and wellbeing programs to help creative workers build healthier and more sustainable careers.

William Basinski will perform in Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2026. Image: Supplied.
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Now or Never returns this winter to Melbourne

Major highlights have been announced for the upcoming Now or Never festival in Melbourne.

Noongar composer Aaron Wyatt in a promotional image for Decolonising the Bells, his collaboration with Speak Percussion, which premieres at Kindred People in September. An Aboriginal man with long hair, a short grey beard and glasses, faces the camera. We wears a kangaroo-skin cloak and holds a handbell in one hand and a painted stick in the other.
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First Nations festival Kindred People joins Melbourne’s crowded arts calendar

Presented by Monash University, the new festival will run biennially if its first iteration is a success.

A barefoot youth is caught mid-summersault, silhouetted against the setting sun; other people walk past him and behind him. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

In this week's arts sector appointments, chairs come and go, and an artistic director's tenure is extended for another year.

Photo: Kio / Pexels.
Features

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 15 to 21 June include a new fellowship supporting South Australian stories.

Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust returns for Brisbane Festival 2026. Fireworks light up Brisbane's skyline and bridges at night, and are reflected in the Brisbane River.
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Rise and shine, this year's Brisbane Festival has events starting at 6am

‘This year, Brisbane Festival is tuned to the frequency of this city,’ said Artistic Director Ebony Bott.

ArtsHub's Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts OAM. A grey-haired, fair-skinned man in late middle age smiles at the camera. He is wearing a black jacket over a black business shirt; a dark red pocket handkerchief protrudes from his jacket's breast pocket.
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Richard Watts says au revoir to ArtsHub

Richard Watts OAM, Deputy Editor and Performing Arts Editor, has announced he will be leaving ArtsHub next month.

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Arts figures recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours

A concert pianist, an arts patron and many more have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.

Photo: Glen Carrie / Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Culture is the beating heart of climate justice

Artists are a critical part of the fight for climate justice, argues activist and founder of the global 'artivism' movement…

A leaping figure is silhouetted like a shadow against a brightly lit wall in this stark black and white image. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include a new CEO at WA’s Arts and Culture Trust and a new Artistic Director/CEO…

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