Arts

Call for artists to star at Venice art extravaganza

Creative Australia is casting the net for local artists to feature in the Venice Biennale art exhibition in 2026. The Australian Government’s principal arts investment

Music master files from the 1990s are ‘dying’

The music industry has sounded the alarm over “dying” technology that may result in recorded masters from the 1990s being lost. Music Industry publication Mix

Missy Higgins storms the charts again

Missy Higgins has soared to the top of the Australian charts 20 years after her first album – The Sound of White – hit top position and stayed there a total of seven

Aussie screen diversity incentives lag global efforts

Current attempts to improve diversity on our entertainment screens are ad hoc, with legislation needed to affect real change. Analysis from Monash University found,

Extra First Nations focus for cultural groups

Queensland’s cultural organisations will have increased First Nations representation on Boards and create new First Nations Committees under new legislation passed in

Brisbane activities for the September school holidays

Queensland school students start their two-week spring holiday this Friday and Newsreel has you covered on what to do around Brisbane. Outdoors Try stand up paddle

Sterzinger new QSO Chief Executive

Arts leader Michael Sterzinger is the new Chief Executive of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO). Mr Sterzinger, who will start in the role in early November, is

Labels backed to support local music talent

A new program has been established to encourage Australian music labels to support local talent. Music Australia Director Millie Millgate said the Record Label

Shanghai Ballet to star in iconic The Lady of the Camellias

Queensland Ballet’s sister company, the Shanghai Ballet will perform a glittering tale of Parisian love and tragedy in the Lady of the Camellias. The 1848 tale of

Gaming fund jumpstarts Brisbane creation

A Queensland game has attracted Federal funding in the latest round of grants from Screen Australia. Frogreign, created by Brisbane-based studio Arkanpixel, was one of

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