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Five regional WA organisations receive federal funding
The Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund will provide more than $113,000 for regional Western Australian arts projects with the funding…

Far from being in crisis, 2017 was a great year for Australian musical theatre
A culture of developing and performing home-grown Musical Theatre is building and we are moving towards more commercial productions of…

How painting escaped the canvas and another brush with death
Expanded painting frees us from having to find the timeless essence of painting. Instead it's a changing pact between artist,…

High praise as the House’s $71M facelift is unveiled
After seven months closure, the Joan Sutherland Theatre has reopened after a multi-million dollar upgrade for Sydney’s iconic venue.

Creating a family-friendly work environment
The future is family-friendly: advice on providing better support for parents and other caregivers working in the theatre.

The Big List: the visual arts in 2017
2017 was big: big empathy, big blockbusters, big harassment, big lobbying and big shifts in the visual arts ecology as…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Junction Arts reshuffle; Melbourne Fringe Festival producer announced; New Chair for Wheeler Centre; Musica Viva CEO honoured and new Ten…

The best of performing arts in 2017
From opera and contemporary dance to comedy and drama, here are the productions that thrilled and impressed us this year.

2017: the headlines
As the year draws to a close, we look back on some of the major news stories of 2017.

Regional Arts Fund get $1.17M boost
Themes around mental health, youth access, and mentorships and partnerships were rewarded with Regional Arts Funding.