Stephanie Eslake explains how Tasmania’s secluded, idyllic location has inspired a creative movement, making the remote island state an ideal place for music and arts lovers to visit.

What do the festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

With a surge in hyper-local creativity, it’s time to look to the regions as we reevaluate Australian culture.

This month our features explore investing in music education, reevaluating Australian culture through a regional lens, two stage adaptations of Jekyll and Hyde and whether postmodernism has put paid to beauty.

A work that allows contemplation of ownership and belonging; of land and waterways.

Filling the void left by Hobart Baroque, Julia Fredersdorff's new period ensemble will launch at Ten Days on the Island.