Festivals

Art and science join forces at the inaugural Big Anxiety Festival
New research in mental health points to the arts as a solution. This festival will advance the conversation further.

Postcard from Junction Arts Festival
From a self-guided evening art walk to site specific dance and live music, Junction has an intimate charm.

Regional artists think globally to grow NSW conversation
Extended Early Bird Registration: A new Lismore conference debunks the perception that regional arts are siloed by encouraging a focus…

Ladies and gentlemen of the audience: what is your verdict?
Audience members get to vote in courtroom dramas which pit our need for entertainment against a range of contemporary legal…

Softly softly builds an art fair with balls
The word from the top is that Sydney Contemporary is looking to adopt the Frieze and Miami model.

Small galleries with big fair impact
ArtsHub speaks with small galleries making a big impact at Sydney Contemporary and Spring 1883 art fairs.

Why the arts sector loves long lead announcements
Revealing the centrepiece of your program months in advance has become a common tactic, but what value do such announcements…

Fringe themes reveal artists’ deepest concerns
Open access festivals like Sydney Fringe and Melbourne Fringe provide a snapshot of the current cultural zeitgeist.

How to create an Australasian city
Arts organisations committed to long-term cultural engagement with the Asia-Pacific have transformed Brisbane; Bjelke-Petersen would barely recognise his old fiefdom.

Magritte meets robotics
An innovative exhibition in Chatswood melds Surrealism with robotics and audio visual technology.