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Audiences members watch on as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra perform in a park in Gladstone, Queensland, on a brightly-lit outdoor stage.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra announces five-year regional commitment

Education, health and wellbeing, and a commitment to First Nations people underpin the Orchestra’s new regional focus.

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

A black and white photograph of a well-presented, older white man standing in a doorway, with his left hand on his hip and hie right hand and upper arm braced against the doorframe. Many bookshelves are visible in the background behind them. Frank Van Straten.
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Vale Frank van Straten AM

The renowned theatre historian, archivist, author and performing arts devotee has died, aged 87.

Australian Women in Music Awards 2024 open for nominations. Image: Sarah McLeod and Nina Korbe to perform at AWMA 2024. Photo: Guy Davies. McLeod has short cropped hair with smoky makeup, wearing a leather jacket, holding a bass and sitting on top of a piano. Beside her, Korbe is sitting, wearing a low neckline black dress with black heels. She has brown curly hair and a powerful expression. Both of them are presented in a powerful and beautiful manner against a backstage environment.
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Opportunities and awards

International funding and scholarship opportunities, plus winners of UniSQ inaugural Biennial Art Awards, and more!

Two dancers lean back and look to the roof of the lowly lit studio. A pianist is in the background on the right.
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Celebrating inclusivity and cultural diversity with Ausdance ACT this Australian Dance Week

Ausdance ACT celebrates all things dance in Australia's largest Dance Week program.

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Vale Sir Andrew Davis

The MSO’s Conductor Laureate died on Saturday aged 80.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024 winners

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is over for another year with the winners of the big prizes now revealed.

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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New study examines why we love sad music

A UNSW study examines our enjoyment of negative emotions aroused by sad music.

Bundanon Artist in Residence program open for applications. Image: 2023 Bundanon resident, Yandell Walton, 'Portrait Bundanon', 2023. Photo: Jodie Whalen. A woman with blond hair in a dark and slightly creepy outdoor landscape, holding a green light to her face.
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Opportunities and awards

NGA announces Sculpture Garden Design Competition, plus winners of QMusic scholarships, finalists of ABR Calibre Essay Prize, and more!

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