Festivals

Confucius' birthplace builds ties with South Australia
Cultural ties are given a boost by a renewed exchange between South Australia and China’s Shandong province.

VCA gets FR!SKy for Fringe
A festival-within-a-festival, FR!SK aims to help emerging artists get to grips with professional practice.

In the ear and now
Liquid Architecture’s 2014 program takes the participant on an enthralling, investigative conceptual journey into sound.

Film festival puts girls on top
In a year where solidarity with feminism is a hot topic, Melbourne’s first feminist film festival will make its inaugural…

Curiouser and curiouser: the Bizarre world of The Rocks
The laneways of The Rocks will soon see art at every corner, as they come alive with cabaret, theatre and…

Soul music and tourism combine to boost visitor numbers
Melbourne Music Expo, headlined by Ash Grunwald, has received a grant to maximise the event’s tourism potential.

Pianists provide a soundtrack for regional Victoria
Performers will be tickling the ivories at two very different events in Bendigo and Shepparton in the coming days.

Art meets ecology in bushland festival
Sydney's bushlands will be transformed for Siteworks, a weekend of performance, art and ecological initiatives.

When fashion thinks local, acts global
Melbourne lends fashion flair to ASEAN-Australia diplomacy as big brands and local talent join forces in an international runway extravaganza.

$1.2 million plan to fast-track Gold Coast culture
Council’s new action plan includes investing in local talent, developing a flagship festival and securing major cultural partners.