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Best opportunities and grants for performing artists in 2026

Here are the major opportunities, scholarships and grants for Australian performing artists in 2026.

A rock band rehearses in a home-made garage studio, complete with blankets over the windows to help muffle the noise. Grants and opportunities for musicians in 2026
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Best opportunities and grants for musicians in 2026

Here are the major grants and professional development opportunities for musicians and musical arts organisations in 2026.

Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship. Photo: Supplied / GMT.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 26-31 January 2026

Keith Urban throws support behind the next country music star, major writers awards closing soon, and more.

Nazri. Photo: Nammer Alashqar.
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Getting cultural representation right

Working with different cultural elements is rewarding but risky. How can that risk be minimised, and how can improving our…

Photo: Lê Minh / Pexels. Best grants and opportunities for NSW creatives 2026
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Best grants and opportunities for NSW creatives in 2026

Here are the major grants and opportunities for NSW-based creatives and arts organisations in 2026.

Photo: Anna Shvets / Pexels. Best grants and opportunities for Australian visual artists in 2026
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Best grants and opportunities for visual artists in 2026

Here are the best grants and opportunities for emerging and established visual artists in 2026.

First Nations artist Jono (Eskatology) Stier works with mentor Candice Lorrae during the Space to Create event at the ANU School of Music in Canberrra.
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Best grants for First Nations creatives in 2026

Here are the major arts sector grant and funding opportunities for First Nations arts practitioners.

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Placeholder Residency at Field Rooms, Waterloo. Photo: Joshua Morris.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 18-25 January 2026

A new creative residency in Waterloo, plus development opportunities for dancers, performance artists, and more.

L-R: Leticia Cáceres (photo: Sebastian Bourges), Elizabeth Coleman (photo: Rodney Stewart), Priscilla Jackman and Jean Tong (supplied). Four female and non-binary directors who have moved from stage to screen.
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From stage to screen: four Australian creatives discuss sideways career shifts

Leticia Cáceres, Elizabeth Coleman, Priscilla Jackman and Jean Tong describe how they adapted skills honed in the theatre into film…

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