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The 2021 arts festivals and events calendar... for now
The dates are in and 2021 is shaping up nicely for the arts, despite the possibility of pandemic postponements.

So you want my arts job: Library Manager, Museums Victoria
While online material has changed what librarians do, they're specific knowledge and skillset can certainly never be replaced. Library Manager…

How to create a great summer holiday program
This year’s summer holiday programs offer something for everyone from arty bushwalks to new partnerships in changed times, so what…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New interim directors for Montsalvat, a new CEO for No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability, board for new Arts Capital…

Artists, Activism and the Anthropocene: What does it really mean for change?
After two summers that couldn’t be more different – from drought and fires to heavy rain – conversations about the…

Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
By encouraging random encounters and free-flowing conversation, coffee shops become engines of innovation.

Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Australian Shakespeare Company
This production of Midsummer is a playful and lighthearted jaunt in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens that offers an enjoyable night…

2021 Blockbuster art exhibitions and biennales
From American Doug Aitken, to Van Gogh's Sunflowers to Australian favourite Clarice Beckett, 60s fashionista Mary Quant and the return…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Unveiling MONA's summer shows, Kids activities on tour in VIC, Piccinini's Skywhalepapa set to fly, Old Town cast announced, plus…

Sydney festivals defy pandemic
The COVID outbreak and teeming rains have challenged – but not stopped – Sydney Summer Festival Season.