Melbourne
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: the 2026 winners
Evelyn Araluen wins top prize and Randa Abdel-Fattah wins People's Choice as the Wheeler Centre celebrates Victorian literature.
Department of Museums & Collections, University of Melbourne
MPavilion Parkville
We’re starting 2026 with a series of curated experiences that shift your perspective on the places you pass through every…
Should Melbourne lose its City of Literature status?
UNESCO has never rescinded a City of Literature designation, and doing so would be a nuclear option, but...
Is the creative state crumbling? Defunded arts organisations fear the answer is yes
Eight successful arts organisations have suddenly been defunded, while others have only been funded for two years instead of four,…
My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards
The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…
The Doll Trilogy review: Red Stitch makes a marathon feel like a sprint
My word, she’ll be right… Ray Lawler’s pioneering The Doll Trilogy still makes for a stimulating day (and night) in…
City of Port Phillip
Picturing Democracy
A new exhibition by artist and curator Ross Coulter, bringing together heritage photographs and contemporary works from the Port Phillip…
10 films to see at the 2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival
This year's Europa! Europa Film Festival runs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland.
Rebel Heart review: SLV's new exhibition is a love letter to love letters (and librarians)
From queer bushrangers to fanmail and mixtapes, Rebel Heart asks what we lose when intimacy goes digital.
Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister responds to arts funding debate: building a creative sector for all Victorians
Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks says the commentary over the recent round of Victorian Government funding to creative…