News: Arts
Wollongong Art Gallery secures impressive array of diverse exhibitions
Wollongong Art Gallery has secured an array of exhibitions for 2025 including a mix of solo shows and group exhibitions, an updated art prize and an exciting schedule of...
Mar 4, 2025
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Matthew Lutton named Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival 2026 - 2028
The Adelaide Festival Corporation Board has today announced the appointment of Matthew Lutton OAM as Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival from 2026 to 2028. Lutton will...
Mar 2, 2025
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TarraWarra Museum of Art to open new cultural hub
TarraWarra Museum of Art, located in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, will opens its new cultural hub - the Eva and Marc Besen Centre - to the public on 4th March 2025. The Centre is a...
Feb 28, 2025
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Mitchell Shire Council hosts Seymour River and Ranges Music Festival 2025
The Seymour River and Ranges Music Festival, hosted by Mitchell Shire Council, is coming to Kings Park Reserve on Saturday 15th March. The Music Festival offers a powerful...
Feb 26, 2025
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Collaborative project aims to drive the growth of Japanese music industry
The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) is collaborating with the Toyota Group to launch the Music Way Project aimed at supporting and driving...
Feb 25, 2025
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Program revealed for Ararat Town Hall’s 2025 season
The program for Ararat Town Hall’s 2025 season has been revealed offering an array of family shows, music and theatre, tribute bands, free lunchtime concerts, comedy, and...
Feb 25, 2025
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Wondai Regional Art Gallery to be extended
The Queensland Government is supporting a $100,000 extension at Wondai Regional Art Gallery located in the South Burnett district of Queensland to improve visitor access to the...
Feb 25, 2025
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Highlights revealed for 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade returns on 1st March 2025 with over 10,000 marchers and more than 180 spectacular floats and the 2025 Festival theme, ‘FREE TO BE’,...
Feb 25, 2025
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Pico Play promotes Mark Snell to Head of Creative Art role
Pico Play, a global leader in planning, designing, developing and constructing world-class themed attractions and entertainment, has announced that it has promoted Mark Snell to...
Feb 23, 2025
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Cox Architecture designed Quampi Centre to become new hub for Quandamooka Festival
Designed through a collaborative process between the Quandamooka community and acclaimed architecture firm Cox, QUAMPI Arts & Culture Centre on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke...
Feb 23, 2025
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Foundry Theatre opens at Sydney Lyric
An unused space behind the Sydney Lyric has transformed as a new theatre space with room for 630 standing patrons or 360 in seats. Making use of the Sydney Lyric’s dock - where...
Feb 19, 2025
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'Yours and Owls' to be first festival to commence pill testing trial in NSW
Yours and Owls Festival, an annual music festival held in Wollongong, will be the first music festival to participate in the New South Wales pill testing trial when the event is...
Feb 19, 2025
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Creative Victoria spotlights First Peoples team and projects for 2025
Creative Victoria Chief Executive, Claire Febey, has spotlighted their First Peoples team and projects for 2025. Febey introduced Troy Walsh who has joined the Creative Victoria...
Feb 18, 2025
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Experienced financier appointed to Australian National Maritime Museum Council
The Australian Government has appointed Nataliya Dikovskaya to the Australian National Maritime Museum Council for a three year term. Dikovskaya holds a Masters of Applied...
Feb 16, 2025
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Victorian Government continues to support local live music festivals
A new round of the Victorian Government’s Live Music Festivals Fund has been announced, which will provide grants to established Victorian festival organisers to expand popular...
Feb 15, 2025
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Sunshine Coast Council’s Cérge partnership looks to increase access to entertainment and sporting venues
Sunshine Coast Council is moving to give residents and visitors improved access to a range of entertainment, sporting and art venues thanks to new partnership with a local...
Feb 14, 2025
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Northern Territory funding program continues to support emerging and established artists
Administered by the NT Department of People, Sport and Culture, Round 2 of the Arts Projects 2024-25 grants aims to support the creative ventures of emerging and established...
Feb 13, 2025
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Creative Australia ditches 2026 Venice Biennale artist duo
Last week, Sydney-based multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi was announced by Creative Australia as the artist to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2026. Sabsabi’s...
Feb 12, 2025
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QTouring unveils its premier touring Arts Market and Conference
QTouring - Queensland’s new arts touring and engagement service – has unveiled its QShowcase: Arts Market + Conference, to be held from 9th-11th June 2025 in Toowoomba. This...
Feb 12, 2025
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BASSINTHEGRASS unveils lineup for 22nd edition in 2025
The line-up for the Northern Territory’s largest music festival, BASSINTHEGRASS has been announced for the event’s 22nd edition being held on 17th May 2025. Held at Mindil...
Feb 12, 2025
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2025 Australian Heritage Festival in NSW to deliver raft of offerings
This year’s National Trust Australian Heritage Festival – the nation’s largest community-driven heritage event will see the NSW arm of the Festival being held from 18th April...
Feb 12, 2025
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Victor Wang announced as Director of Artspace
Contemporary Sydney art centre, Artspace has appointed Victor Wang as its Director to lead the senior leadership team, defining and shaping the strategic direction of the...
Feb 12, 2025
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Australian arts programs showcased globally
Recent funding of almost $300,000 from the Federal Government is allowing seven diverse Australian arts programs to showcase their talent on the world stage. The funding is...
Feb 10, 2025
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for development of ‘concert economy’
The success of Coldplay’s recent tour dates in the Indian cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad has prompted the nation’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call for greater investment in...
Feb 9, 2025
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