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Flotsam Festival is surfing along the Gold Coast

The annual festival returns in May with a whirlpool of film, photography, and surf.

Timothy Jones outside the Seymour Centre.
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Timothy Jones: What I’ve learned after 16 years at the Seymour Centre

Tim Jones reflects on the highlights and challenges of his 16 years at Seymour, and shares his firmly held beliefs…

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Brisbane Festival's loss is Powerhouse's gain – Louise Bezzina changes roles

A changing of the guard in Brisbane's cultural organisations sees the Festival CEO move to the Powerhouse.

Audience listening to presentation. Live & Local. Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Live & Local returns in Sydney Writers' Festival 2025

Highlights of the 28th edition of the Live & Local program.

MICF 2025 award winners group photo; Garry Starr (aka clown Damien Warren-Smith) reclines at the front.

Garry Starr wins Most Outstanding Show award at Melbourne International Comedy Festival

A one-man clown show about Penguin Classics has won MICF 2025's Most Outstanding Show award; a range of other comedians…

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Illuminate Adelaide reveals centrepiece work Night Visions in first 2025 program tease

A sensory journey through Adelaide Botanic Garden created almost entirely by Australian artists will be the centrepiece of Illuminate Adelaide…

Nominees for MICF 2025 Most Outstanding Show and Best Newcomer. Front Row (L-R): Rosie Dempsey, Olga Koch, Ahir Shar, Lou Wall and Anisa Nandaula. Middle Row (L-R) Nicola Dempsey, Brett Blake, Greg Larsen, Scout Boxhall and Garry Starr. Back Row (L-R): George Fouracres, Robyn Reynolds, Meg Jäger, Kura Forrester, Rapha Manajem and Ethan Cavanagh.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced

Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…

L-R: Dancer, musician, composer, songman, didgeridoo player, cultural consultant and educator, Uncle Matthew Doyle and Sydney Festival's Blak Out curator and Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash.
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Sydney Festival seeks Creative Producer – First Nations, as Jake Nash prepares to move on

Sydney Festival’s Creative Artist in Residence Jacob (Jake) Nash will depart after the 2026 Blak Out program; a new role…

Against a pink backdrop a middle-aged woman with short hair, a bright pink T shirt and a glittery jacket is looking at a pink glazed donut which has the end of a speculum coming through it. The woman has her mouth wide open in feigned horror.
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When comedians don't give up the day job...

Heeding the advice of a million parents, these comedians all have a career to fall back on – but is…

REMIX London. A gathering of arts, government, technology and media professionals sit watching a well dressed male speaker at a podium on a brightly lit stage. A large banner behind the speaker features the REMIX logo and the logos of the event's many sponsors and supporters.
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From Coachella to the Sunshine Coast: exploring the impact of Desert X at REMIX Academy

Jenny Gil, Executive Director of the outdoor sculpture biennale Desert X, is flying from California to Australia to discuss her…

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