Regional Queensland

Regional arts get a boost with a record prize poolÂ
Flying Arts Alliance announces a massive increase in support and sponsorship for its annual signature event, the Queensland Regional Arts…

Twenty-year strong sculpture festival builds connections for intergenerational audiences
Co-Founder and Artistic Director Natasha Edwards shares insights from seeing SWELL Sculpture Festival grow and evolve over the last two…

How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD
The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…

What composers contribute to a music festival
Sally Beamish and Stephen Johnson were invited to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music as much for their musical insights…

What does it take to be a virtuosic pianist?
Jeonghwan Kim recently won the prestigious 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition and is now on a recital tour around Australia.

Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.

Music review: Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition, Townsville Civic Centre
The final gala concerts featured virtuoso performances in both vocal and instrumental categories.

A spectacle of immersive and experimental ideas, in HOTA's intimate spaces
HOTA’s Underground 2023 festival will entertain and tantalise, with narratives daring and subversive.

Theatre review: Puffs, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A strong ensemble deliver an energetic performance of this Harry Potter parody.

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music offers an impressive 2023 program
Artistic Director Jack Liebeck returns to Townsville/Gurambilbarra with five world premieres and a feast of guilty pleasures!