Festivals

Visions 2020 full program sets sights on the future of the arts
Our online conference will make sense of 2020 and think through the arts as an essential part of the ‘new…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Public sculpture for hope, The National's 2021 artists revealed, auctions hit new records, Inclusive Film Festival, Pinchgut, Griffin, QSO, and…

MONA FOMA and Brisbane Festival celebrate the hyperlocal at Visions 2020
Brian Ritchie and Louise Bezzina join the Visions 2020 conference to reflect on the hyperlocal experience of two inimitable Australian…

What cultural democracy has done for queer performance art
An increased number of performers in this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival identify as LGBTIQA+, something its Creative Director attributes to…

ICYMI: the week's top news in the arts
From Melbourne venues reopening to mentorship opportunities, a report on NT women in music, Opera Australia returning to Uluru, and…

Mardi Gras cancels 2021 street parade for covid-safe SCG event
Australia’s beloved Mardi Gras parade will change dramatically in 2021, moving from Oxford St to a ticketed event at the…

ICYMI: the week's top news in the arts
Youth Theatre Festival goes international, art sales up for auction, in-gallery teen programming back for AGSA, Story Week Festival celebrates…

Life is a cabaret WA old chum
The inaugural Perth International Cabaret Festival will be held in June 2021.

Regional excellence won’t take second place to a pandemic
Regional art doesn’t exist; rather art practice that happens in other places does. It is about excellence and diversity, and…

Get ready for ArtsHub’s Visions 2020 conference
On 9 December, ArtsHub will bring the arts sector together in an event to mark the end of one of…