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Writers’ festivals in Australia 2020
Writers, readers, and booklovers, here are some dates to add to your literary calendar for 2020.

The 2020 Opera and Fine Music calendar
From the world premiere of a new opera by Tim Finn and a significant exploration of women’s contribution to classical…

Why board games are booming (and ten games to try)
Board games provide a valuable opportunity for socialising in our digitally isolated age.

Tomorrow's on fire: an artist responds to bushfires
Like many artists, animator and director Darcy Prendergast wanted to use his art to respond to the inaction around human-induced…

The most anticipated Australian books of 2020
It’s already shaping up to be a big year in Australian books so literary journalist Thuy On has shared her…

Essential arts: Our response to the arts being merged into a super department
In the wake of the Federal Government announcement that the arts has been been made less visible, here is ArtsHub's…

The most read ArtsHub stories of the decade (2010-2019)
Over the last ten years we've been following stories that matter to the arts sector, from funding cuts to how…

Exit interview: Steve Saffell, CEO, Country Arts SA
After 26 years at Country Arts SA, including nine as CEO, Saffell reflects on his tenure and the changes he’s…

Exit interview: Sir Andrew Davis, MSO Chief Conductor
After seven years in the role, the Maestro is moving on. He reflects on the highlights of his time with…

Vale: To those we lost in 2019
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2019.