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Winner of the 2025 Hornsby Art Prize Silke Raetze with her work Green Tea with Alex. Photo: Supplied.
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The Hornsby Art Prize could change your artistic journey

Entries are now open for the 2026 Hornsby Art Prize.

Alonso Pineda. Photo: Kimberly Summer.
Career Advice

Meet the Members: Alonso Pineda, theatre director

Mexico-born Alonso Pineda's work spans theatre, circus, live events and film.

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Features

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

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

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Freeplay: Australian games industry deserves its ‘fair share of attention and funding’

A new report dives into the challenges currently facing the Australian games industry.

Henry Lawson used to feature on Australia's $10 banknote, but has since been replaced by Banjo Patterson. Image: RBA.
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Henry Goes Bush review: an action-packed caper on the legacy of Henry Lawson

Wayne Marshall's debut novel Henry Goes Bush is a wild ride.

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.

Dancenorth's RED was one of many works presented in Melbourne as part of the Australian Dance Biennale. Image: Supplied.
Features

Australian Dance Summit finds a sector at a crossroads

As part of the Australian Dance Biennale, the sector gathered to discuss what comes next.

Helen Garner will appear at Fed Square to discuss her body of work. Image: Supplied.
News

Helen Garner & Charlotte Wood lead a new free Body of Work series at Melbourne's Fed Square

Body of Work invites 'some of the country’s most significant writers into expansive, career-spanning conversations'.

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.
Industry News

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.

Urban Icon, Wei Yan Minn. Image: courtesy of the artist/ Spirit of Welcome Community Festival.
Interviews

Spirit of Welcome Community Festival: meet the artists

We speak with Wei Yan Minn and Setara Shafaie, two of the artists exhibiting at this weekend's Spirit of Welcome…

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