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Welcome to the heart of the Australian arts scene. ArtsHub is the top destination for professionals in the arts sector, boasting a community of around 80,000 registered users, including 13,000 premium members, along with hundreds of committed contributors who engage in sharing their insights and enthusiasm for the industry. Founded in 2000 as a modest weekly jobs newsletter focused on the performing arts, ArtsHub has steadily expanded in both reach and offerings.

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Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz

3 days ago | artshub.com.au | Paul Mitchell

Kaya Ortiz has a fascinating personal story. A Filipino-Australian, they experienced religious oppression in their home country and have journeyed for many years towards greater self-understanding of their queer identity. At least that’s what a reader may glean from reading their 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award-winning collection, Past & Parallel Lives. A collection should, however, stand or fall on the basis of its poems, rather than the poet’s backstory. And, at their best, Ortiz’s poems are stunning.
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

Each Saturday, we summarise ArtsHub’s most-read stories of the week in order to bring you up to speed with the latest arts news you may have missed. Here are the news stories – both industry oriented and public facing – reviews and career stories that caught our readers’ eyes over the last seven days.
10 pet peeves about books

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Writing and Publishing Photo: Đồng Phục Hải Triều, Unsplash. We all know a good whinge is balm for the soul, so ArtsHub reached out to the local community to see what our collective annoyances are when it comes to books.
New song cycle commemorates 25th anniversary of the Childers Backpackers Hostel fire

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

The deaths of 15 young backpackers in a deliberately lit fire at The Palace Backpackers Hostel on 23 June 2000 shocked the residents of the small regional Queensland town of Childers, and deeply traumatised the survivors. Rod Ainsworth is a creative producer, writer and director working in Bundaberg in regional Queensland, and has written a new song cycle – in collaboration with composer John Babbage of Brisbane ensemble Topology – to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fire.
New exhibition celebrating World Crocodile Day

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has just announced a jaw-snapping exhibition in recogition of World Crocodile Day, which was observed globally on 17 June to raise awareness of conservation concerns regarding these endangered species. Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends will make its world premiere at Queensland Museum Kurilpa in Brisbane later this year.
Performance review: The Lost Things, Sydney Opera House

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Peter Hackney

While they’re often lumped together, magicians and mentalists aren’t one and the same. Where magicians tend to be very showy and theatrical – usually while making physical objects appear, change or disappear – a mentalist is more concerned with psychic abilities, such as mind-reading and predictions. Scott Silven is a mentalist. The Glasgow-born performer’s latest show, The Lost Things, is so much more than a series of magic tricks.
What I learned from 12 years at Sydney Fringe Festival: Kerri Glasscock

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

After 12 years as the CEO and Festival Director of Sydney Fringe Festival – during which time the Fringe has grown from a small community event into New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival – Kerri Glasscock has decided it’s time to call it a day. Her decision to move on – and her appointment as the new Executive Director of Create NSW, the NSW State Government’s arts and cultural driver – was announced earlier this year.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the following article contains the name of a person who has died. Three new staff have joined the team of Melbourne contemporary dance company Chunky Move. Benjamin Beare has joined the company as Production and Operations Coordinator, Eloise Coomber takes on the Marketing and Development Coordinator role, and Nic Ramsay is Chunky Move’s new Office and Program Coordinator.
Festival review: OpenField, Berry

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Gina Fairley

The annual festival calendar continues to grow, largely bolstered by new regional festivals sprouting up across Australia. They tap into a desire of contemporary audiences for immersive, genuine experiences – and the multidisciplinary aspect of OpenField delivers on that demand. While not strictly ‘new’ – OpenField presented its first edition in 2023 – the biennial festival has returned this past weekend to strengthen its vision and brand, despite drizzly weather.
Lenny Kravitz is gonna go that way ... to Mildura

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Thuy On

Rock star Lenny Kravitz will take to the stage at a headline concert in Mildura later this year. The Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos has announced that, in a huge coup for the region, the musician who has sold 40 million albums worldwide will play at the Mildura Sporting Precinct on 28 November 2025.