Festivals

Unveiled: this week’s program announcements
Chamber music in regional Victoria, a live art festival, a much-loved musical and Dark Mofo are among the latest announcements.

Faramondo
Brisbane Baroque Festival opens with unusual Handel opera

Cementing art in regional towns
How does a small regional town cope when 60 contemporary artists descend upon it for four days? Cementa shows how…

Unpaid work exploiting women
Volunteering and unpaid internships are becoming standard career pathways but female-dominated industries such as the arts use more free labour.

Festival Focus
From championing pioneers of New Music to visionaries of art and culture in the public realm, the myriad of festivals…

PUBLIC 2015: Celebrating art, ideas and innovation
Art’s ability to present new ideas and inspire change underpins PUBLIC 2015.

Queensland Music Festival: The rewarding results of community engagement
Community engagement is at the heart of the Queensland Music Festival.

Tura New Music: an ocean of sound
Tura New Music’s flagship project, The 12th Totally Huge New Music Festival returns to Perth in May.

VIVID Sydney 2015 program shines
Now the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, this year VIVID expands to three new precincts.

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A major performing arts appointment has been announced.