Festivals

What makes a festival a festival?
Festivals are not just about the presentation of work: they celebrate communities.

Adelaide Fringe Director to step down after 2015 festival
Chief Executive and Director Greg Clarke will move back to Sydney following his fifth and final Fringe.

Adelaide Fringe Cultural Fund awards $30,000
Companies from Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide have been awarded $10,000 each in the Fund’s inaugural grants round.

Which city has the best film festival?
Who has more films? Bigger audiences? Better curation? Important premieres? ArtsHub's guide to everything you need to know Australian film…

Castlemaine Festival geared for the silly season
The Castlemaine State Festival has announced key acts for the multi-arts inclusive line-up ahead of the December launch.

Ten Days on the Island changes name and focus
The biennial state-wide festival will henceforth be known as the Tasmanian International Arts Festival.

Dance and contemporary art meet new ground
Shifting boundaries and physical endurance are tested at Melbourne Festival exhibition.

Art in the raw
The work presented at This is Not Art is risk-taking, experimental, and sometimes unfinished – and that's what makes it…

A queer Feast for Adelaide
Olympian turned cabaret artist Matthew Mitcham, legendary performer Carlotta, and trans icon Buck Angel feature in this year’s Feast program.

Proactive approach required on cultural diversity
Can major companies learn from a Melbourne artist’s hands-on approach to recruiting culturally diverse audiences?