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ACT sector welcomes overhaul of funding programs
Minister for the Arts Gordon Ramsay recently announced changes to the funding process, which have been largely welcomed by organisations…
Review: The Bleeding Tree at Arts Centre Melbourne
Angus Cerini’s award-winning play is magnificent, horrific and remarkable.
Melbourne Festival to seek new artistic director for 2020
The current Artistic Director of Melbourne Festival, Jonathan Holloway, will step down from the role after completing his fourth festival…
Vale T. E. Lewis
The Aboriginal actor, who starred in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and The Shadow King, has died in Katherine aged…
Greater than the sum of its parts
Providing space for creativity, Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres celebrate the making of art and music in heritage-listed buildings which…
All roads lead to The Street Theatre
Far more than just a production house, The Street plays a key role in the ACT’s performing arts ecology, while…
Musical success puts Canberra Theatre Centre firmly on the map
From big budget stage musicals to the latest in contemporary music, tours are flocking to the ACT.
Anniversary exhibition celebrates rich artistic history
Twenty years after opening its doors, Canberra Museum and Gallery delves into its collection to put the ACT’s best and…
Iain Grandage appointed as Perth Festival's next Artistic Director
The award-winning and much respected composer will oversee the festival from 2020-2023, after Wendy Martin presents her final festival in…
Federal budget 2018-19 offers paltry support for the arts
Instead of undoing damage inflicted on the Australia Council, Scott Morrison’s latest budget instead splurges almost $50m to celebrate the…