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Bid to lure in new audiences for Melbourne Fashion Week

Bid to lure in new audiences for Melbourne Fashion Week

New venues have been added to Melbourne Fashion Week festivities with a greater focus on attracting new audiences.

Pharaohs loom large in trove of ancient Egyptian wonder

Pharaohs loom large in trove of ancient Egyptian wonder

Pharaohs loom large in trove of ancient Egyptian wonder

Pharaohs loom large in trove of ancient Egyptian wonder

From intricate jewellery to remnants of giant statues, a trove of ancient treasures from the time of the pharaohs is making its way to Australia.

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

Ticket price pain with Aussies seeing fewer live shows

The tyranny of distance and ticket prices have been identified as factors in Australians attending fewer arts events since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Angry concept band becomes next Wiggles in Bananaland

Angry concept band becomes next Wiggles in Bananaland

The new musical Bananaland, by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, has its world premiere as part of the Brisbane Festival.

All roads lead to Ramsay St for Neighbours reboot

All roads lead to Ramsay St for Neighbours reboot

Australian soapie Neighbours is returning to Channel Ten and Amazon, with Guy Pearce as Mike Young, but it's unclear how long the Hollywood star will feature.

Gunbalanya community hosts Stone Country festival

Gunbalanya community hosts Stone Country festival

The Stone Country Festival is the major cultural event for West Arnhem Land and Kakadu, featuring bands, art, sports and traditional Indigenous ceremonies.

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

Art prize rewards images made using AI 'promptography'

An Australian-first art prize has been set up for images created using artificial intelligence prompts.

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Gorman-Mora exhibition celebrates artistic friendship

Gorman-Mora exhibition celebrates artistic friendship

Gorman-Mora exhibition celebrates artistic friendship

Gorman-Mora exhibition celebrates artistic friendship

An exhibition featuring the work of designer Lisa Gorman and late artist Mirka Mora will open at the Warrnambool Art Gallery.

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume talks

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume talks

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume talks

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume talks

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has reached out to the Writers Guild of America and the two sides will resume negotiations next week.

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts to Italy

The Australian National University will return three of its pieces to Italian ownership after they were found to have problematic links.

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

It's a picture-perfect way to have eyes on the prize

An image of three sisters taken by photographer Rochelle James has beaten thousands of other entries to win a $15,000 prize.

Fangs very much for this classic case of stage fright

Fangs very much for this classic case of stage fright

Fangs very much for this classic case of stage fright

Fangs very much for this classic case of stage fright

The Sydney Theatre Company's next play in Australian director Kip Williams' acclaimed gothic cine-theatre genre will be Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

Opera Aust's West Side Story returns to Sydney Harbour

In the latest instalment for the Handa Opera series, Opera Australia will re-run the musical West Side Story on Sydney Harbour.

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

My Brilliant Career takes musical turn in Melbourne

The Melbourne Theatre Company's 2024 season features a musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.

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Sydney Contemporary art fair sales top $21 million

The Sydney contemporary art fair has attracted more than 25,000 people and sales are climbing above $21 million.

Actor's lawsuit claims Rocky Horror Show victimisation

Actor Christie Whelan Browne has sued the firm behind the Rocky Horror Show, saying she deserved better over its response to sexual harassment complaints.

The Cruel Sea to rock and roll for wildlife benefit gig

Australian rock mainstays The Cruel Sea are playing their first gig in more than a decade to help raise funds for a mobile animal hospital facing closure.

Debra Byrne returns to stage with La Cage aux Folles

Entertainer Debra Byrne is joining the Melbourne production of Broadway classic, La Cage aux Folles, a part she will juggle with her role as a full-time carer.

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The fight to save woolshed alive with Australia's past

Steeped in colonial Australian lore and pastoralist history, the century-old Errowanbang Woolshed is at risk of falling into disrepair.

Oldest Indigenous arts centre on show at Desert Mob

Hundreds of travellers and locals have streamed through the Desert Mob 2023 doors to snap up art directly from the source.

Art of optimism at Sydney Contemporary

The crowds at the Sydney Contemporary art show have gallerists feeling optimistic.

Up-and-coming artists on show at Primavera

The 32nd Primavera show has opened at the Museum of Modern Art in Sydney, with works from the latest crop of emerging artists under 35.

Hotline marks 50 years since first gay pride week

On the anniversary of Australia's first Gay Pride Week, the NSW state library will reopen a dedicated phone line to capture the mood of the LGBTQI community.

Insurer winds back planned carve-outs for 6000 artists

Insurer QBE has walked back proposed changes to height restrictions in a policy used by 6000 artists, but there are fears the deal could fall through.

Indigenous art collectors queue for hours at Desert Mob

Collectors have travelled far and wide to drop thousands of dollars on art from the Australian desert.

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