17 Jul, 2019

Belvoir was the biggest winner, achieving 13 wins across several productions, with diversity emerging as a powerful theme. Key categories went to Counting and Cracking, a Sri Lankan immigrant family saga (featuring a multicultural cast performing in six different languages), and Barbara and the Camp Dogs, a high-octane musical.

11 Jul, 2019

Consultation is now open for the Victorian Government’s next creative industries strategy which will guide initiatives and investment from 2020-2024.

08 Jul, 2019

Sydney Theatre Company Chairman Ian Narev has announced that Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM, Mark Scott AO and Michael Triguboff have been appointed to the STC board.

05 Jul, 2019

Ballet.id's collaboration with Jakarta Arts Council to present Historia: The Journey of Ballet in Indonesia, featured a performance by West Australian Ballet (WAB) and choreography by former WAB Demi-Soloist Christopher Hill, in celebration of Indonesia’s 174 year long history with the art form.

04 Jul, 2019

Twenty-three talented school students from across Australia have been selected via a competitive audition process to participate in the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s (ACO) acclaimed ACO Academy program for 2019.

04 Jul, 2019

Congratulations to Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2019 Artist-in-Residence Paul Lewis on taking home two spots in Gramophone's 50 Greatest Beethoven Recordings (2019 update).

04 Jul, 2019

The Jette Parker Young Artist Program at Queensland Ballet is an apprenticeship program which fosters the talents of gifted young dancers at the start of their professional careers.

04 Jul, 2019

Tasmania Symphony Orchestra have announced the six successful applicants for their second "Louise Crossley Conducting Workshop" - a fantastic training opportunity for aspiring female conductors. 

03 Jul, 2019

Composition Project is one of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s most enduring and successful programs, providing young and emerging Western Australian composers with the opportunity to develop their skills in a professional orchestral environment.

03 Jul, 2019

Melbourne Theatre Company marked the first day of its 2019 First Peoples Young Artists Program with a welcome to country and smoking ceremony at MTC Headquarters in Southbank, performed by Janet Galpin and David Tournier from the Boon Wurrung Foundation.

03 Jul, 2019

To mark its milestone 50th anniversary this year, Orchestra Victoria will host a grand gala on Thursday 15 August in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria. The event will showcase a retrospective musical program that looks back on half a century of work and music that has inspired dancers, singers and audiences of Victoria and beyond.

03 Jul, 2019

Bell Shakespeare’s Women in Shakespeare program uses drama to explore and rewrite female characters’ stories in Shakespeare. It is delivered in ten-week residencies to culturally and linguistically diverse young women in Western Sydney schools.

26 Jun, 2019

Employee benefits and administration services company, Smartgroup Corporation has signed a sponsorship agreement with Opera Australia, the country’s largest and most prestigious arts organisation this week.

25 Jun, 2019

The band plays on at Armadale Senior High School thanks to Healthway and Musica Viva. Following the success of ABC TV’s Don’t Stop the Music, presented in partnership with Musica Viva Australia, teachers at Armadale Senior High School are creating opportunities for Challis Community Primary School students to continue their music education thanks to the establishment of a new year seven concert band program.

21 Jun, 2019

For the first time in almost 50 years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is touring the United States of America, showcasing their artistry to new audiences in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Worcester (MA) and New York City this October.

19 Jun, 2019

Musica Viva Australia have premiered three new ensembles to inspire, educate and deliver joy to students and teachers in classrooms throughout Australian in 2019.

13 Jun, 2019

State Opera South Australia is committed to supporting the creation and development of Australian works. Over the next three years, 2019 -2021 State Opera will present nine re-evaluations of some very important Australian works: The Lost Operas of Oz.

13 Jun, 2019

West HQ Chief Executive Officer Richard Errington announced the new Sydney Coliseum Theatre’s Opening Program. 

12 Jun, 2019

As always, we offer our congratulations to everyone on the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, and we take delight in singling out and celebrating a few of our own for their outstanding contribution to the arts.