Queen's Honours List for the Arts

63 people who have given tireless support to the arts were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours this year.

Five year funding secured for Tasmanian festival

Launceston’s Junction Arts Festival has secured $1.25 million in state government funding until 2021.

First creative arts Laureate awarded in Australia

A NSW academic has received $3.2 million to harness immersive visualisation technology and pioneer a new approach to the study…

We’ve got the stereotypes wrong

A new study reveals a surprising picture of Western Sydney artists and arts practitioners, and documents their resilience despite a…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations

New Musical Director for touring company Co-Opera and changes at Screen Queensland.

New scholarships encourage budding actors

‘Homeless’ youths sheltered by Griffin Theatre

Australian Theatre for Young People will be temporarily homeless in 2018, but a new partnership ensures their season can continue…

Tracking Australia’s creative hotspots

Fitzroy, Newtown… Toowoomba? A new project will identify why, where and how creativity flourishes in certain areas of Australia.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations

The Australian Ballet, APRA AMCOS, Australian Youth Orchestra and NAVA all face significant changes.

Mainstage theatre struggles in diversity stakes, claims new report

Anecdotal evidence has long suggested a cultural imbalance on our main stages; a new independent report attempts to provide quantitative…