Finalists announced for 2022 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize

Located in the heart of Geelong, the Geelong Gallery has announced 28 works by leading and emerging Australian artists have…

Patricia Piccinini’s majestic Skywhales will fly over Ballarat as part of annual winter festival

Following their first-ever flight over the Melbourne city at sunrise earlier this year, in a journey visible from the CBD…

Platform Arts new ‘After Walter Hopps’ exhibition invites local artists to install any kind of artwork for free

In some great news for local artists across the region, Platform Arts is opening up one of its gallery spaces…

Bendigo Writers Festival returns with glittering lineup of household names, commentators, writers and more

In its twelfth outing, more than 100 presenters will undertake some seventy events under the theme of ‘flourish’. The festival…

‘Spring Creek: A Collective Response’ art exhibition to open, reflecting life on the Surf Coast

At this awe-inspiring and much-anticipated new group show, ‘Spring Creek: A Collective Response’ displays a diverse array of contemporary Surf…

All the best theatre, arts, music and comedy shows happening at the Geelong Arts Centre this May

We’re truly getting back into the swing of things and there are big developments in Geelong’s performing arts industry this…

WIN! We’re giving away tickets to On By Circa in Geelong, a new show from the most artistically audacious circus on the planet

Having forged a reputation as the most artistically audacious circus on the planet over the last two decades, Circa Contemporary…

Art After Dark to ignite Melbourne’s most iconic arts venues over two nights this May

A late-night cultural feast is heading to Melbourne this May, as the city’s leading galleries, museums and other cultural destinations…

Championing men’s mental wellbeing in Geelong, Right Mate is hosting a Men’s Yoga Beginners Course

Yoga has so much to offer us all. What is basically a movement-based mindfulness practice, can help us physically, mentally…

Local artist Jacklyn Foster launches radiant new collection ‘Orange Peel’

Known for her big, bright, somewhat magical-looking abstract works, Mildura-born, Geelong resident Jacklyn Foster has just released a stunning new…

South Side Festival brings adults-only cabaret circus and racy, hilarious performance art to Frankston

A contemporary art and culture festival that’s never been seen before in Frankston, South Side Festival transforms the city, as…

Illuminate Adelaide 2022: The team behind the festival give us the lowdown on their vibrant new programme 

Australia’s pretty bloody cool when it comes to the world of the performing arts. Pick a night, you can catch…

Un-Settled is a night of music, projection, story, installation and theatre on the Bellarine

Taking place at the Portarlington Mill on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23, the project Un-Settled is a series…

Illuminate Adelaide unveils 2022 program with Gorillaz, immersive installations, Unsound and more

A celebration of innovation, music, art, light and technology, Adelaide’s winter music and arts festival, Illuminate Adelaide, has announced its…

A stage adaptation of Rick Springfield’s compelling memoir to make world premiere in Geelong

The Potato Shed is the exclusive Bellarine venue for the world premiere of Late, Late at Night, a stage adaptation…

Two Patricia Piccinini hot-air balloon creatures are heading to The Grampians 

Fresh from their first-ever flight over the Melbourne city at sunrise last month, in a journey visible from the CBD…

RocKwiz Live: Brian Nankervis on bringing the Aussie staple to Victorian stages this April

After 14 seasons, 117 episodes and countless tours around the nation, the television show turned stage show extravaganza RocKwiz is…

Clunes Booktown Festival returns for two days of books, words, writers and renowned authors

Clunes, the bibliophile capital of regional Victoria, is set to come alive this autumn in a celebration of books, words,…

RISING’s moonlit forest of stimulation, art, sound, taste and ice ‘The Wilds’ has been extended

RISING has announced today that the immersive winter fantasy experience The Wilds will run for an extra week at the Sidney Myer…

Dark Mofo unveils full 2022 lineup with The Kid Laroi, Chelsea Wolfe, Moses Sumney, Nils Frahm and more

Following a teaser announcement last month, Tasmania’s truly epic dark arts festival Dark Mofo has revealed its full 2022 program,…

Nine-day South Side Festival brings immersive experiences, live music, installations and more to Frankston

The gateway to the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston makes for the perfect coastal escape, courtesy of its unique blend of contemporary…

All the best things happening at the Geelong Arts Centre this April

It’s shaping to be a magnificent year for theatre and stage lovers alike in regional Victoria thanks to our friends…

Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh are back for MICF 2022

The lads’ 2021 MICF extended season featured sold-out shows and positive reviews for both their comedy and sense of style….

The 100 most extraordinary photos of the natural world are on show at Geelong’s National Wool Museum

A polar bear swimming half-submerged in water, an endangered Iberian lynx, a striking cephalopod. Come face to face with nature…

 

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