After a one-year hiatus, the Gold Coast's flagship arts festival was launched last night with a specially commissioned world premiere.

The Arts Minister discusses developing a cultural policy, an insurance scheme, local content quotas, support of the commercial sector and the role of the Australia Council, but remains tight-lipped on funding levels.

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A new digital performance platform, Oh! Jazz, will host a curated collection of jazz performances from around the world.

Tenor Nathan Bryon has won the prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship, with baritone Jeremy Boulton placing second and soprano Anna Stephens coming third.

Chamber Music Adelaide and MOD. have announced the names of the composers who will write a new work in response to MOD.'s award-winning exhibition INVISIBILITY.

A new report finds that American orchestras have quadrupled their programming of diverse composers. Will Australian orchestras follow suit?

The six month-long program features a generous collection of Australian and international artists, 17 premieres of new works and a broad variety of genres.

The budget reflects a holistic approach to the Arts sector as Queensland prepares for the 2032 Olympics, which could be boosted by the revival of the state's oldest concert hall.

The second half of the year features chamber performances from Helena Rathbone, Alexandra Flood, Jonathan Biss and Rahim AlHaj among others.

The NSW Minister for the Arts, Ben Franklin, has unveiled measures to make the arts more accessible in the wake of the pandemic.

The expanded program has support from all six symphony orchestras and Orchestra Victoria to develop the next generation of Australian conductors.