Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 4 to 10 August 2025
Now open: 2026 Stella Prize, Emerging Artist Award, Songwriting Competition, Peter Porter Poetry Prize and more grants and opportunities.
The 2026 APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund: why you should apply
The annual Art Music Fund unlocked a career-defining composition for Biddy Connor – and it could do the same for…
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 6–12 October 2025
SA lit awards, Contemporary Music Development Grants, Lunar Festival call-out and more opportunities.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
The Productivity Commission just advocated for theft and I'm f**king livid
The arts sector is united in rage at the Productivity Commission's new 'Harnessing Data' report.
New $30,000 art prize values respect, and the worth of female artists
The Pymble Ladies' College Values Art Prize is tipped to inspire a next generation of women artists.
Arts students with disability faced harsh odds 40 years ago – what’s different now?
The Executive Director of one of our largest disability arts organisations, DADAA, identifies positive changes in tertiary arts training, but…
How to write for Star Wars: 4 lessons from writers who broke into Marvel, Doctor Who and more
Always wanted to write for Star Wars? What about Doctor Who, Marvel or DC? Such things are possible with patience…
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 13-19 October 2025
Grants for Brisbane creatives and NFPs, music development program now open and more opportunities.
Siang Lu, Lauren Foley, Alan Fyfe: when book rejection leads to publishing success
Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.
