Congratulations to Vincent Namatjira on winning this year’s Archibald Prize with his portrait of Adam Goodes, ‘Stand strong for who you are’! ‘We share some similar stories and experiences – of disconnection from culture, language and Country, and the constant … Continued
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Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival has announced that the ten-day festival will go ahead from 30 October to 8 November, with live events taking place in various venues across the city. The festival will feature artists including Mahalia Barnes, Elysian … Continued
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) has unveiled a compact program of online concerts and masterclasses as part of the line-up in the month-long North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA). The free Queens Garden Concert will take place in … Continued
The Board of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues has confirmed the 2020 festival will proceed as a streamed online event from Friday, 30 October to Sunday, 1 November. The festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and will … Continued
In time for a new Sydney Spring Season, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall continues to expand opportunities for Australia’s musicians to work – and for audiences around the country and across the world to see and hear them play by announcing … Continued
The Sydney Opera House has commissioned a new work by Sydney artists Rainbow Chan, Eugene Choi and Marcus Whale to be presented as part of its free weekly digital program, From Our House to Yours. In the Mood, A Love Letter … Continued
The City of Ballarat continues to help community members emotionally manage the impact of COVID-19 restrictions by creating what appears to be a world first – a 1300 hotline where residents can dial in to express their emotions and have … Continued
The Art Gallery of New South Wales recently announced Wongutha-Yamatji actor, playwright and artist Meyne Wyatt winner of the 2020 Archibald Packing Room Prize for his self-portrait Meyne. The $1,500 Packing Room Prize is awarded to the best entry in … Continued
Meet Connor D’Netto – an up-and-coming Brisbane-based composer whose latest work, Susurrus, has been released on Bandcamp and is raising money for Black Rainbow, an organisation specialising in suicide prevention and improved social outcomes for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continued