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Four dancers stand poised on a gree-lit stage as a DJ plays at stage front. An audience looks on. This is a sequence from 'Cortex' by the Kianí del Valle Performance Group, which has been programmed alongside cutting edge sound works and DJs at Melbourne Town Hall for Now or Never.
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How winter festival Now or Never celebrates technology while remaining carbon-neutral

Artistic Director Elise Peyronnet describes Melbourne’s newest major festival – now in its third edition – as 'a festival like…

A dimly lit rave space, possibly a grief rave, shrouded in red light.
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Grief Rave: underground techno rituals that let you dance your sorrow

Underground artists are turning dance floors into spaces for communal mourning, blending techno beats with ritual, therapy and raw emotion…

arts entrepreneurs: a photo of a young man wearing glasses and an orange beanie, recording himself on his phone in front of a professional lighting set-up.
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Side-hustle arts entrepreneurs warned as tax office embraces new powers to track digital incomes

Got a side-hustle that’s earned you coin this financial year? Don’t forget you (probably) owe part of that income to…

A fair-skinned woman with curly red hair looks quizzicaly at the camera, one eyebrow slightly raised and a playful expression on her face. She wears a formal black jacket over a light blue blouse, which is unbuttoned, giving her a somewhat devil-may-care attitude. This is Kerri Glasscock, the outgoing Director and CEO of Sydney Fringe Festival.
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What I learned from 12 years at Sydney Fringe Festival: Kerri Glasscock

As she leaves Sydney Fringe to take up the reins as Executive Director of Create NSW, Glasscock shares some of…

Green spraypaint reads 'ART$Y' on grey pavement - a reflection of arts funding.
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The new money: how artists are funding their work beyond grants

With traditional funding sources tightening, Australia's creative workers are turning to alternative revenue streams – but not without cost.

13 brightly coloured inflatable loops arch over a Brisbane Bridge. The photo is taken from above, showing the muddy river beneath and some of the city skyline.
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'A love letter to Brisbane': Louise Bezzina’s 2025 Brisbane Festival program revealed

For her sixth and final Brisbane Festival, Bezzina’s program is “bold, joyful, and created with and for the city”.

Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne - an Edwardian railway station with a dome as part of the city skyline at dusk. Across the front is a blue rectangular sign promoting the RISING arts festival.
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RISING 2025 reviews and coverage

All reviews and coverage of Melbourne's flagship arts and culture event in the one spot...

Chamber music ensemble Accademia Arcadia stand in a foggy paddock playing their instruments. The mysterious heights of Hanging Rock rise from the mist and trees behind them. A promotional image for Woodend Winter Arts Festival.
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Woodend Winter Arts Festival: world class arts events in an intimate village atmosphere

The regional Victorian Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this upcoming long weekend.

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.

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