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Are you a performing arts worker with a radical idea? Develop it with a $100,000 fellowship

The Betty Amsden Fellowship is seeking thought-leaders and will help the successful applicant develop their plan and test their new…

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The cultural value of craft: how craft communities strengthen regional identity

Practising a craft is about so much more than providing an income stream; it's about resilience, connection, regional identity and…

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Introspective and spiritual, Buxton Contemporary's new exhibition, The Veil

Runs from 27 June to 1 November 2025.

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Event review: Table for 6, Yirramboi Festival

Six trailblazing First Nations women shared casual conversations over dinner – they didn't need scripts to deliver a powerful show.

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Music review: Hollywood Songbook, Melbourne Recital Centre

A quartet of woodwinds and a cabaret singer with opera training in a harmonious partnership.

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Q-Lit is Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers

Over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists will be in attendance at Q-Lit's first festival.

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Theatre review: St Kilda Tales: A Performance Rave: Explosives Factory

Raimondo Cortese's 2001 play is revisited in this new production.

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Exhibition review: The Dirty Dozen, Melbourne Town Hall

A celebration of Melbourne food past and present. 

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Theatre review: The Comeuppance, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A kitchen sink drama that’s uplifted by exceptional performances .

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A telling snapshot from inside the music industry

Summarising the VMDO's latest research to help you wrap your head around current challenges in the music sector.

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