Performing Arts

The real cost of defunding the ABC
ABC funding cuts undervalue both the arts and contemporary stories in our multicultural Australia, argues Vyshnavee Wijekumar.

First initiatives announced in $2M Indigenous Contemporary Music Program
The Australia Council, MusicNT and music industry bodies will share the Federal funding, consisting of $500,000 annually over four years.

Streaming isn't the only way to take a festival online
Adelaide Guitar Festival will host a series of intimate and innovative video performances from some of Australia’s most talented musicians…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Government announces over $530,000 in arts funding, Playwriting Australia announces new commissions, entries for Walkley Awards now open plus more.

Review: Dear Australia – Postcards to the Nation
A kaleidoscope of intersecting voices, images, themes and motifs and an extraordinary feat of collaboration for which all involved must…

Coaxing New Zealand's arts community back out the door
As New Zealand's lockdown restrictions lift, artists and arts organisations question how difficult it will be to get punters back…

Playwriting Australia announces $370,000 for theatre recovery
When theatres do start to open there could be an absence of new scripts, so Playwriting Australia has announced funding…

On the Move Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEO joins Brisbane Writers Festival, Actors Centre Australia welcomes new GM and Marketing Manager, and more.

Artists Essentials Toolkit #4: Promoting your art with social media
Researching your audience, brand awareness, exploring social media management tools and the impact of paid advertising: tips and s

Review: La Mama 4 Kids - Super Jenny! (VIC)
This short series for preschoolers incorporates fine and gross motor skills, Auslan, shape recognition, singing, dancing and musical terms in…