Arts

Couple eating takeaways watching TV. | Newsreel

Netflix and chow eating into households budgets

Almost a third of Aussies admit to spending hundreds of dollars a year on duplicated or unused subscriptions, while clocking up thousands on takeaway bills. New research
Read more 11 August 2025
Jimmy Barnes. | Newsreel

Barnsey, Ken Done and romantic AI chatbots snare funding

Rock legend Jimmy Barnes and colourful artist Ken Done are among a list of Aussies set to be further immortalised as subjects of upcoming documentaries. Screen Australia
Read more 11 August 2025
Behind-the-scenes on short film When The Sky Was Blue. | Newsreel

Support for short path to screen success

Queensland’s short film makers are the focus of a new support program to boost local talent. Screen Queensland has launched a new Short Film Fund, offering grants of
Read more 8 August 2025
Music recording studio. | Newsreel

Aussie artists not keen to feed the AI machine

A Productivity Commission proposal to exempt tech companies from copyright rules so they can train artificial intelligence (AI) models has been criticised by the music
Read more 7 August 2025
The Other Art Fair

The Other Art Fair to debut in Brisbane

The Other Art Fair will make its Brisbane debut in November this year, showcasing the work of 120 emerging artists from Australia and beyond. The concept has been
Read more 5 August 2025
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Aussie opera to open at Glasshouse Theatre

The Drover’s Wife – The Opera will be one of the first performances to open the new QPAC Glasshouse Theatre. The epic new tale was written by Leah Purcell and is
Read more 4 August 2025
Big Sound 2025

Big talent unleashed at Bigsound 2025

The southern hemisphere’s largest celebration of new music, Bigsound, will be unleashed in 2025 with 130 bands, 100 industry speakers, and 70 conference sessions
Read more 1 August 2025
Theatre of Magic founders Josh Norbido, Christopher Wayne and The Amazing Nigel. | Newsreel

No illusion as Theatre of Magic’s success goes global

The magic is spreading, with an illusionary Brisbane entertainment experience going global. Theatre of Magic (T.O.M), which stages intimate magic shows at Rydges
Read more 1 August 2025
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Long-term view to grow Queensland arts scene

A 10-year roadmap for the Queensland Arts sector will include a new model for regional arts service delivery. State Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the new
Read more 31 July 2025
Ebony Bott. | Newsreel

Ebony Bott to direct Brisbane Festival’s future

The creative inspiration behind world-class performances, from the Sydney Opera House to Arts Centre Melbourne, is the new Artistic Director for the Brisbane
Read more 30 July 2025