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How Newcastleā€™s New Annual festival changes artistsā€™ lives, one opportunity at a time

Now in its fourth year, the multi-arts festival New Annual celebrates Novocastrian creatives while also bringing Australiaā€™s best artists to…

Mindy Meng Wang and Monica Lim, ā€˜GuĆ iĀ ę€Ŗā€™, installation view as part of ā€˜SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformedā€™. An installation of three video scenes that are interactive with a participant standing in front of it with arms outstretched, seemingly controlling a digital avatar.
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Exhibition review: SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed, Science Gallery Melbourne

Disrupting gender and racial stereotypes in sci-fi.

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The National Circus Festival: growing grassroots circus in the regions

With an emphasis on circus training and community-building as much as entertainment, the National Circus Festival is a major event…

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Exhibition review: Diana Wood Conroy: An Archaeology of Woven Tapestry, Wollongong Art Gallery

Woven tapestries, drawings and paintings from 60 years of Diana Wood Conroyā€™s life as an artist.

Bronte Cormican Jones, ā€˜Lightlinesā€™, 2023, a work commissioned by Canberra Art Biennial. Three neon light installations that appear like doorframes displayed in a grassy environment at night.
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2024 Canberra Art Biennial launches month-long program of public art

Canberra Art Biennial participating artists include Nell, Jenna Lee, Clare Peake, Bronte Cormican-Jones and more.

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Theatre review: Hangmen, New Theatre

The first Australian production of Martin McDonaghā€™s 2015 play sees high drama and black comedy come together in a gripping…

Two panels. On left is a woman with brown hair, glasses and a stripey blue and white top. On the right is cover of a book with 'Fiona McFarlane' in white font, 'Highway 13 in pink font' overlaid on image of a forest clearing with white birds.
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Book review: Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane

Brilliant stories about ordinary people all connected to a series of crimes.

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Exhibition review: Searching Chords: Susie Choi, Mitchell Fine Art

Through her porcelain slip-cast inflatables, Susie Choi captures the zeitgeist of a generation.

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Stella goes to Brisbane

Stella now heads over to Queensland to curate a free, one-day writers' festival.

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Opportunities and awards

Peter Porter Poetry Prize welcomes submissions, new Deaf Writing Commission, plus winners of PICA commissions and new ARIA Hall of…

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