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Arts Queensland news

Queensland Theatre launches 2020: A celebration of 50 seasons of stories

Queensland Theatre marks its half century by becoming the national home of new stories and staging the theatrical event of the year.

19 Aug 2019

Regional Arts Development Fund 2019-20

Regional arts investment through RADF helps maintain support for locally-driven content and activities, which in turn generates business opportunities, enhances cultural tourism, and helps to stimulate economic growth as local creatives are employed.

15 Aug 2019

Queenslanders encouraged to get involved in National Science Week

Queensland science enthusiasts will be in their element with hundreds of events being held as part of National Science Week starting today.

12 Aug 2019

Artists celebrate 10th anniversary of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) has kicked-off with fireworks and festivities, marking the 10th anniversary of the country’s leading First Nations festival that showcases the arts and culture of Australia’s first peoples.

11 Jul 2019

Arts events showcase First Nations’ voices during NAIDOC Week

The unique art and culture of First Nations peoples is in the spotlight this week with NAIDOC Week celebrations across the state.

9 Jul 2019

Love rules as Queensland Music Festival unites and delights

A performance from the legendary Archie Roach and a presentation of Jessie Lloyd’s Mission Songs Project mark the start of the 2019 Queensland Music Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

5 Jul 2019

Local and international acts to shine in most ambitious Brisbane Festival yet

Sought-after international productions will share the spotlight with some of Queensland’s most talented performers at an unmissable Brisbane Festival this September.

4 Jul 2019

Kowanyama celebrates with arts festival

Kowanyama’s inaugural arts and cultural festival Ngethn o’ means “we are here” in the Yir Yoront language of the Mitchell River delta lands in remote West Cape York.

1 Jul 2019

The Bolshoi Ballet returns for an exclusive season at QPAC

The opening night for Russia’s acclaimed Bolshoi Ballet kicks off in Brisbane as part of QPAC’s 2019 International Series.

28 Jun 2019

New gallery and projections showcase Queensland art at refurbished Judith Wright Centre

A new gallery space and outdoor projections are showcasing the work of Queensland artists as part of a new creative space for the arts sector at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (JWCoCA) in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

24 Jun 2019