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Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

Installation view, Isabella Kennedy: Ballast, Firstdraft, Sydney. Photo: Supplied.
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Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories

Isabella Kennedy's solo exhibition Ballast is a delicate body of work around the sinking of HMAS Sydney II.

Animated film Arco screens as part of the Europa! Europa Film Festival. Image: Neon.
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10 films to see at the 2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival

This year's Europa! Europa Film Festival runs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland.

The artHITects with their winning artwork Wambuul (Proclamation Park Bathurst), winner of the 2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize – Art category. Photo: Shane Rozario/Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
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It’s time: why you should enter the 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize

Winning the prestigious Environmental Art & Design Prize marked a pivotal moment for radical artist/architect duo, the artHITects.

Sheridan Harbridge in Prima Facie at Griffin Theatre. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Prima Facie: Sheridan Harbridge to star in influential Aussie play's homecoming tour

The original production of Suzie Miller's global phenomenon is returning to the Australian stage.

J Davies, All at Once, 2026. Two-channel digital video, colour, stereo, 33 min 52 sec. Installation view, All the World’s Memories, UNSW Galleries, Sydney. Photo: Jacquie Manning.
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All the World’s Memories review: an exhibition that's impossible to forget

All the World’s Memories is a fantastic exhibition at UNSW Galleries that celebrates the value of our collective and personal…

Sydney Theatre Company's The Normal Heart. Photo: Neil Bennett.
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The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play

Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…

Thelma 2024 (detail) by National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 Finalist, Em Jensen | opportunities and awards
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 16 to 22 February 2026

Closing soon: amazing opportunities for musicians, photographers, poets and literary journals.

Rob Mills, Mackenzie Dunn, Natalie Bassinthwaighte, Gabriyel Thomas, John Waters join cast of Waitress. Image: Peter Brew-Bevan.
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte leads all-star cast in Australian premiere of hit musical Waitress

Waitress, Broadway's sweetest hit gets a slice of Aussie star power, with Natalie Bassingthwaighte among the stars joining the cast.

LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love, 1850s-1950s. Image: Supplied.
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LOVING review: a photographic window into the queer past

Drawn from the collection of an American couple, LOVING is a touching Qtopia exhibition of historic queer photography that pushes…

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