Festivals

Massive cross-culture ‘season’ rethinks UK/Aus connection and histories
The UK/Australia Season is the largest cultural exchange between our two nations, one aimed to shake up how we think…

9 ways you can support NAIDOC week while in lockdown
Do you love engaging with First Nations arts and culture during NAIDOC Week? Here is a list of ways you…

Darwin Festival turns up the heat in 2021
Darwin Festival celebrates First Nations voices, gives young people the microphone, showcases cross-cultural collaboration, and puts on a Top End…

Escalated lockdowns: State by state COVID impact on the arts
More arts organisations plunged into uncertainty as a nationwide lockdown continues to escalate: updates on closures and cancellations.

That sinking feeling
One month after Melbourne's RISING was forced to close after only a single night of performances, Tim Byrne reflects on…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
A Margaret Olley memorial garden, Adelaide Festival results, new artspace for Pilbara artists, William Robinson's Creation Series on show, Beep…

Sally Rees' exhibition on cronehood, women and success
As Rees’ crone is born across her exhibition at Mona, a sense of the inevitability of aging is developed with…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
$1.2 million sculpture commission for War Memorial, Bell Shakespeare's Hamlet tour dates, Refugee Week programming, plenty of festival announcements, and…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Open House Melbourne and Sydney Folk Festival programs revealed; galleries and TicTok; SA Museum turns 165; Carriageworks' first regional collaboration,…

The sing-along festival that encourages community, connection and joy
One of Australia’s first participatory festivals returns this winter with a program that encourages audiences to collectively celebrate the power…