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australian artists in europe: a photo of five performers in bright costumes dancing on a green football pitch style park or oval area that looks like its located in a old-style european suburb. There are old buildings on the streetscape behind the oval.
Interviews

How hard is it to make it as an Australian independent artist in Europe?

Two Australian artists living and working in Europe talk to ArtsHub about the benefits and challenges of being based in…

ROHTKO will premiere in Australia at Perth Festival 2027. Photo: Supplied (ROHTKO at Dailes Theatre, Latvia).
Features

The future of theatre? High-tech European blockbuster ROHTKO heads to Perth Festival

Perth Festival 2027 is embracing the next wave of international theatre – and it's unlike anything you've seen.

Carolina Bianchi's The Brotherhood comes to Adelaide Festival. Photo: Mayra Azzi.
Interviews

Fire-lit opera, a revamped Writers’ Week, Khaled Sabsabi and more: Adelaide Festival 2027 goes big

Matthew Lutton's latest program is expansive, but his ambitions go beyond spectacle.

Composer Antony Partos leads the Human Made campaign. Photo: Cassidy Cloupet.
News

Australian screen composers protest AI’s copyright dodging at Screen Music Awards

‘Australian creativity is not free training data.’ says Antony Partos, who leads the Human Made campaign.

Artist Benjamin Paul and Palawa Youth will present 'waynapuni pools' at Sydney Festival 2027. Photo: Jesse Hunniford.
Interviews

From junkyard spas to flying kites, can Sydney Festival really transform the city?

Kris Nelson's vision for Sydney Festival 2027 turns the city into a playground.

Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Aida (2015). Photo: Hamilton Lund.
News

Opera Australia loses major philanthropist's support, but harbour shows will go on

Japanese billionaire Haruhisa Handa ends a significant chapter for Opera on Sydney Harbour.

Snake Sessions performance in public space: a photo of four young male people standing at the top of a skate park ramp watching another young male person do a somersault in the air.
Industry News

Why skate parks and shopping malls are the perfect performing arts venues right now

If getting people to the theatre is harder than ever right now, why aren’t we taking more work to the…

Zane Saunders, Preface, 2026. Performance installation, PUNQ 2026, Old NSW Bank Building, Gurambilbarra/Townsville. Photo: Tszar. Courtesy: the artist.
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Preface takes visual art to the floor at PUNQ in Townsville

Jarrowia, Butchulla and Gunggari artist Zane Saunders is a man of few words, so when he does open his mouth…

A young Paul Capsis found his calling at this Sydney theatre co-op. Photo: Courtesy of Shopfront Arts Co-op.
Interviews

Shopfront at 50: Where future theatre stars find their voice, and outsiders find a home

Trevor Ashley, Paul Capsis and Hilary Bell all got their start at Shopfront Arts – but its legacy goes far…

Green Music Australia achieved surprising results from AusArt Day 2025. Here, the team leads an event for the No Music on a Dead Planet campaign at the Corner Hotel in 2025. Photo: RC Stills Photography.
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Beyond the donation: how Green Music Australia harnessed AusArt Day

Green Music Australia raised almost $21,000 and gained 82 valuable new supporters through the AusArt Day national day of giving…

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