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Justine Varga wins Dobell Drawing Prize 2019

March 27 - Creative Industries, Exhibitions, Latest News

NSW Minister of the Arts, The Hon Don Harwin has announced Justine Varga as the winner of the 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize for her work Photogenic drawing (2018). The announcement was made at the opening of the Dobell Drawi...

Michael Chugg, Susan Heymann and Michael Gudinski - photo by Justin Ma

Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment announce joint venture

March 26 - Creative Industries

Michael Gudinski and Michael Chugg have announced an exclusive joint venture between Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment that will see the two reunited in business once again, exactly 20 years since parting ways in ...

The Ian Potter Southbank Centre – Kenneth Myer Auditorium - photo by Trevor Mein

Ian Potter Southbank Centre opens to students and staff

March 26 - Creative Industries, Latest News, Venue

More than 1000 students and staff have moved into the new state-of-the-art Ian Potter Southbank Centre, home to the new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Part of the University of Melbourne’s Southbank campus, the $109 ...

Search for Metro Tunnel Artworks Begins

March 25 - Creative Industries, Latest News

A local, national and international search is underway for artists, painters and sculptors to create permanent public art for Melbourne’s new Metro Tunnel stations, with some of Victoria’s greatest creative minds enliste...

Our digital future will favour the creatives

March 22 - Creative Industries, Performance

Despite the dire warnings about the impact of screen devices on society, one of Australia’s most prolific playwrights, Alana Valentine, is more than positive about the future. “The future is going to favour creativ...

Bringing the world to Australian writers: travel fund applications now...

March 22 - Creative Industries, Latest News

Writers Victoria is offering writers and other literary professionals of Australia the chance to travel the world and give life to their ideas, with the launch of a new round of travel funding this month. Writers Victori...

The 19th annual Helpmann Awards to be presented in Melbourne on 14 �...

March 21 - Creative Industries, Latest News

Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced that the 19th annual Helpmann Awards, which will see the stars of the live performance industry come together for two remarkable nights in Melbourne, the cultural capital of...