New South Wales

Empowering refugee artists through music and culture
Refugee artists performing at the Spirit of Welcome Community Festival on 16 June will be renumerated at industry rates.

Performance review: POV, Belvoir St Theatre
Two child actors and 36 unrehearsed adult actors participate in an engrossing mash-up of stage and screen techniques.Â

Questions raised over ‘Simpler. Fairer. Faster.’ arts funding model
Create NSW has announced a new approach to its arts funding model, but first reactions say it favours competitiveness over…

Who are the 2024 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman winners?
Another female artist wins this year’s Archibald Prize, with a great portrait by Laura Jones of author Tim Winton.

Performance review: Romeo & Juliet Suite, Sydney Opera House
Depending on which night you attend, the roles of Rome and Juliet will be played by three separate couples.

Exhibition review: George Gittoes: Ukraine Guernica, Hazelhurst Arts Centre
The desolation and insanity of war is on stark display in this powerful exhibition.

What does a disability-led audition process look like?
With an ensemble call-out and funding for new work, Sprung Dance Theatre is building upon existing disability-led frameworks to expand…

Theatre review: Julia, Southbank Theatre
The life and times of Australia's only female Prime Minister to date.

Dancing through the world of dyslexia
Developed with young audiences in mind, 'Little Murmur' by the UK's Aakash Odedra Company draws on life experiences of dyslexia…

Sydney summer blockbusters announced
Surrealist legend René Magritte, cyber futurist Chinese artist Cao Fei and US painter Julie Mehretu – all head to Sydney…