Our fourth Creative Australia is... newsletter

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Pictured above is author Charlotte Wood who recently became the first Australian to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize since Richard Flanagan won it in 2014.

‘A Sun Dance’ in the UK What if ‘A Sun Dance’ has no sun? Artist Rochelle Haley and curator Melanie Stidolph on restaging the durational performance at Tate St Ives. 

Congrats to the PMLA winners! This year’s winning titles span genre and form, illuminating the complexities of our nation’s past, present and paving the way for future Australian stories.

Roast chooks to Greek myths Artist Emma Buswell’s kitsch and clever textile art. Her largest work yet is exhibiting now at the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24) in Perth.

Check out some of our recent and upcoming funding outcomes below...

Yoga Play is a show of scandals and laughter playing at La Boite Theatre 7–23 November.

Deejay x Dancer celebrates hip hop's foundational elements, breakdancing and turntablism. 14–16 November at Carriageworks.

Visit ACCA for Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis 21 September – 17 November.

The Riddle of Washpool Gully is now touring Tasmanian theatres.  

Following on from their Northern Territory tour, Ripple Effect Band will continue touring across the South East with their Mayawa album.

See Tamara Henderson's Slug in the Mug at Artspace in Sydney, 25 Oct 2024 – 5 Jan 2025. This is the first solo exhibition of the artists’ work at an Australian institution. 

Check out Ayesha Madon at this year’s SXSW Sydney festival 14–20 October.

More Than a One Night Stand Watch the wrap-up of Music Australia’s Warrnambool music industry sessions.

Leading Change: Audience Diversification in the Arts This partnership between Deakin University and Creative Australia aims to provide practical solutions and strategies for arts organisations seeking to diversify their audiences. Learn more.