Festivals
Outside the capitals, COVID-era festivals adapt to the new normal
Festivals in regional Victoria and the Gold Coast demonstrate their adaptability as the sector adjusts to COVID-safe conditions.
The 2021 Craft and Design Planner
From design festivals to solo exhibitions, we take a look at what the craft and design sector has planned for…
Embracing a hybrid film festival model during a pandemic
For the first time Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival will be presented in a hybrid format, catering to the…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Craft symposium announced, MCA collection rehang, Experimenta Triennial of Media Art news, Mona kids picture book, and more arts news…
The challenge of programming festivals for more than one city
The Artistic Directors of major festivals in Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and other mainland capitals only have to satisfy their local…
$5M philanthropic gift to Sydney Festival – the largest in its history
RØDE Founder donates $5 million to the Sydney Festival, with a message to philanthropists that the arts need their help.
Turning to the streets – art in COVID times
From pop up galleries in empty shops, using trams and traffic barriers, billboards and pocket urban parks and laneways -…
The 2021 arts festivals and events calendar... for now
The dates are in and 2021 is shaping up nicely for the arts, despite the possibility of pandemic postponements.
Sydney festivals defy pandemic
The COVID outbreak and teeming rains have challenged – but not stopped – Sydney Summer Festival Season.
Landmark writing festival celebrates 50 years of women’s voices
Creating a cultural change for women writers over the last 50 years, The Victorian Society of Women Writers are celebrating…