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A new dawn for Tarnanthi Festival: Artistic Director and major partnerships announced
Building on ten years of artistic and cultural achievement, the Art Gallery of S...
Phoebe Blogg 15 Oct 2026
'Preface' brings Indigenous perspectives to PUNQ Festival
PUNQ Festival is set to present 'Preface', a new performance installation by Jar...
Joseph Guenzler 8 Oct 2026
Mitjigan’s set for First Nations Football Festival debut
The NSW Mid North Coast will field a girls team for the first time at the First...
Joseph Guenzler 7 Oct 2026
Indigenous engineer brings space ambitions to Doomadgee
Eastern Arrente engineer and QUT PhD student David Corporal will travel to Dooma...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Oct 2026
'Inheritance': Toni Janke debuts musical at Sydney Fringe Festival
After a successful run in Queensland, singer-songwriter Toni Janke has performed...
Rhiannon Clarke 1 Oct 2026
Newcastle's New Annual Festival to spotlight First Nations talent

Taking place from September 25 to October 4, Newcastle's New Annual Festival creates space for artists whose work bridges 60,000 years of Country, community and cultural memory with today.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 23, 2026
Powerhouse Parramatta opening festival to spotlight First Nations creatives

Taking place from November 7-29, the Powerhouse Parramatta Opening Festival will feature a veteran astronaut, an acclaimed industrial designer, performances by local Western Sydney acts, and several F...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 22, 2026
Sydney's Fringe First Nation hub, Yalgali, continues to thrive and grow

In 2024 Sydney Fringe launched its inaugural First Nation hub, Yalgali, designed as a safe space for celebrating Indigenous talent. Since then Yalgali continues to evolve, with First Nations artists f...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Sep 21, 2026
Samoan tenor takes family story to international audiences

Samoan tenor Pene Pati will take his music and family story to North American audiences when the documentary 'Tenor: My Name is Pati' screens in Vancouver and San Francisco next month.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 18, 2026
Dancer Amelia Jean O’Leary delivers haunting performance in Fringe show Sitting Gnaay

Gamilaroi and Wadawurrung artist Amelia Jean O'Leary embodies grief, loss, colonisation and international trauma with her new contemporary dance, Sitting Gnaay, at Sydney Fringe.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Sep 18, 2026
First Nations talent to star at 2026 Irish Film Festival Australia

From gripping dramas and powerful documentaries to fresh new voices shaping Irish cinema, the Irish Film Festival Australia (IFF26) returns in 2026 from October 8 to November 15, with its biggest prog...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 15, 2026
Joe Geia announces 'Sing for the Black' album and national tour

Guugu Yimidhirr and Kaurareg music icon, Joe Geia will launch his double vinyl album 'Sing for the Black' with a national tour marking more than four decades of songwriting, performance and activism.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 9, 2026
Quandamooka Festival ready to return with two days of culture on Country

Quandamooka Festival returns to Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) this weekend, bringing two days of music, dance, art and cultural experiences to QUAMPI Arts & Cultural Centre and locations a...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 8, 2026
Lydia Fairhall explores love and loss on new album 'The Narrows'

Worimi singer-songwriter and ordained priest Lydia Fairhall has released her second album 'The Narrows' and new single 'Bloom', ahead of a free performance at Brisbane Festival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 7, 2026
Deadly Fringe to celebrate its 10th season in 2026

The Melbourne Fringe Festival is set to celebrate its 2026 season from September 29 to October 18. This year's Curated Program spotlights artists at the forefront of contemporary practice; showcasing...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 1, 2026
First Nations dance, music and culture take centre stage at Apmerenge-ntyele Festival in Mparntwe

First Nations dancers and musical performers from across the continent - and the Torres Strait - will gather in Mparntwe / Alice Springs this weekend for a free, family-friendly celebration of First N...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 26, 2026
Statistics tell one story, we tell another: First Nations film Facing the Numbers 'giving voices to lives too often reduced to data'

Kieran Satour and Tyson Perkins' new documentary is a striking expression of lived experience, people and families so often hidden behind the statistics.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 25, 2026
Cape York students prepare to take the stage at Band Camp 2026

Cape York students from Coen and Hope Vale will travel to Cairns next month for Band Camp 2026, culminating in a performance at the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 25, 2026
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