The federal government has launched its revamped arts funding body at the Sydney Theatre Company, where arts minister Tony Burke used to enjoy live theatre as a youngster. “There was …

The saying goes that lightning never strikes twice, yet composer Zoë Barry has had not two but three close encounters with lightning bolts. The cellist has channelled her experiences into a …

Neo-soul singer Gloria Ragesh says she’s stoked to be one of the first to perform at Geelong’s new arts centre, the biggest in regional Australia following a $140 million redevelopment. A …

Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art is known for its confronting contemporary works, with everything from a wall of vagina sculptures to an excrement machine. Despite its name, the …

Performance artist Ida Sophia has won the $100,000 Ramsay Prize with a video of her being repeatedly submerged underwater. “Witness” was shot in a single take at salt lake The …

In Australia’s official Eurovision entry, the Voyager song Promise, Danny Estrin sings: “Have you ever done anything like this before?” The answer is no, the country definitely has not. Voyager …