The popular entertainer has founded a website where costume designers can sell masks directly to the public. It will also auction one-off masks to support The Children's Hospital at Westmead.

Deutsche Grammophon and Z2 Comics have teamed up to produce a new graphic novel, which will be accompanied by a compilation album of the composer’s works.

The Australian National Academy of Music will make the historic Melbourne precinct its interim home for the next three years, while South Melbourne Town Hall undergoes urgent engineering work.

One in four have returned to cultural events, and 42 per cent plan to return. However, 22 per cent said their long-term attendance will be negatively affected by COVID-19.

ASQ Live + On Demand will include lifestyle elements to welcome viewers into the heart of their world.

The orchestra’s 2020 Remixed program includes Carmina Burana and Dvořák’s Eighth conducted by Jessica Gethin, while Asher Fisch conducts Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Beethoven.

The Australian Haydn Ensemble, Hayes Theatre Co, Pinchgut Opera and many more arts organisations will receive support from the City of Sydney.

STCSA will present the Victorian thriller Gaslight at the refurbished Her Majesty’s Theatre. Griffin also plans to perform its first live play in September, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Selected from 486 applications to the ABC’s Australian Music Fund, established to support local artists during the coronavirus crisis, the new works will be presented over the coming year.

Bassoonist and audiologist Kristen Sutcliffe tells us about a new study that will see musicians perform for residents of Goodwin House living with dementia, with the participants themselves calling the tunes.

The Sydney venue, which went into voluntary administration in May, is set to reopen thanks to the generosity of philanthropists.

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall helps a salvaged 2020 Festival move online.