Performing Arts

Playwriting Australia announces $370,000 for theatre recovery
When theatres do start to open there could be an absence of new scripts, so Playwriting Australia has announced funding…

On the Move Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEO joins Brisbane Writers Festival, Actors Centre Australia welcomes new GM and Marketing Manager, and more.

Artists Essentials Toolkit #4: Promoting your art with social media
Researching your audience, brand awareness, exploring social media management tools and the impact of paid advertising: tips and s

Review: La Mama 4 Kids - Super Jenny! (VIC)
This short series for preschoolers incorporates fine and gross motor skills, Auslan, shape recognition, singing, dancing and musical terms in…

$15 million program to support live music launched in Victoria
The Victorian Government has announced a new support package to pay wages, and basic business expenses, for venues focused on…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
ACO mentorship program goes virtual, designs for new Ring Cycle production revealed, First Nations poetry residency, exhibitions that explore music…

Fresh hope: Funding updates from Australia Council
When consolidated into a single list, the Australia Council’s portfolio of grant opportunities for individuals and organisations offers a path…

New cultural precinct for Tassie, valued at $90 million
Revitalising a CBD carpark, the Launceston Creative Precinct centres around an education facility for a next generation of digital creators,…

Toolkit to pave the way for anti-racism in the arts
Pushing to create a more racially diverse sector, Diversity Arts Australia along with key stakeholders in the arts industry will…

Review: Thom Pain (Based on Nothing), streamed from the Old Fitz Theatre
A play about anxious masculinity that isn't short on tragic humour.