Australia

How Newcastleās 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 Australiaās best artists to…

Exhibition review: SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed, Science Gallery Melbourne
Disrupting gender and racial stereotypes in sci-fi.

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…

Exhibition review: Diana Wood Conroy: An Archaeology of Woven Tapestry, Wollongong Art Gallery
Woven tapestries, drawings and paintings from 60 years of Diana Wood Conroyās life as an artist.

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.

Theatre review: Hangmen, New Theatre
The first Australian production of Martin McDonaghās 2015 play sees high drama and black comedy come together in a gripping…

Book review: Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane
Brilliant stories about ordinary people all connected to a series of crimes.

Exhibition review: Searching Chords: Susie Choi, Mitchell Fine Art
Through her porcelain slip-cast inflatables, Susie Choi captures the zeitgeist of a generation.

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

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