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An atmopheric photo of Darwin Festival's Festival Park at dusk, showing festivalgoers dining al fresco under fairy lights and the sunset-streaked sky.
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Darwin Festival 2025: collective visions, creative collaborations and musical treats

The 2025 Darwin Festival features eight world premieres, an array of acclaimed works and a rich mix of musical offerings.

philanthropic giving: a photograph of a man's hand holding a calculator.
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Confusing promotional partnership leaves philanthropic donors potentially exposed

An oversight within a well-intentioned promotional campaign appears to blur the lines between what constitutes a philanthropic gift and what…

Arts and humanities courses are being reduced around the country. Image: macancy on Unsplash.
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Australian arts and humanities education is being slashed everywhere – what's at stake?

From staff redundancies to course closures, arts and humanities education in Australia is undergoing significant structural change.

Vivid LIVE: The Sydney Opera House lit up at night by a rainbow coloured light projection with the text, 'I want my future to live up to my past' centred within the colourful composition.
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Why the art adorning Sydney Opera House for Vivid this year is like no other in its history

This year’s Vivid LIVE centrepiece casts light on political history, which in some parts of the world feels all-too present…

A fair-skinned woman sits barefoot on the pebbled bank of a river, engrossed in her book. She is fair skinned, has long dark hair and wears dark-framed glasses and a light, sleeveless, summery dress.
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10 books people pretend to read (but don't)

Let’s be honest – we’ve all nodded along in book club at least once. Here are 10 books people pretend…

Classical musicians like Australian duo TwoSet Violin are finding thousands of fans on TikTok. The photo shows two younger Asian-Australian men, both formally dressed and holding violins by their sides in their left hands, and violin bows in their left. The two men are standing in a wooden studio surrounded by light and a single, standing spotlight illuminates the scene.
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The TikTokification of classical music

Young musicians are trading the concert hall for the scroll, using short-form video to reshape the future of classical music…

An elderly, fair-skinned man with white hair, and wearing a blue shirt, sits with his trousers rolled up to his knees on the rocky edge of a beach. The ocean, the beach, bushland and the sky are visible behind him. The photo depicts the influential naturalist and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough.
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David Attenborough at 99: A legacy of ocean advocacy

As the environmental titan Sir David Attenborough celebrates another milestone, what can the arts learn from his lifelong commitment to…

The words 'The End' is chalked onto a stone. Smaller stones are around it.
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20 famous closing lines in books

So, you've tried guessing the opening lines of famous novels, how about the final words?

Empire Theatre is working with metropolitan venues to develop pathways for technical theatre jobs. Image: James Newport.
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Regional training program tackles technical theatre jobs

With qualified stage technicians in short supply post-COVID, venues are working together to provide pathways for technical theatre jobs.

The mighty Balonne Rive at St George, Queensland, connects a string of remote towns that are buzzing with regional arts.
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Thriving regional arts: a Queensland artist's big impact in a small town

It's easy to forget that there are plenty of micro regional arts business across Australia doing work to connect communities…

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