After years working in radio and travelling around the world, Jarrod Pickford returned to regional Victoria and realised his passion was storytelling.
Jarrod interviewing and looking though historical items
Creative Industries
Actor singing at the stage performance of Come From Away
Come From Away raises the curtain in Melbourne to standing ovations
After its first season was cut short in 2020 due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Come From Away has made an emotional return to the stage.
Artist Kaff-eine working on a mural
Street artist Kaff-eine creates art for heart’s sake in Melbourne's CBD
Street artist Kaff-eine joins more than 150 creatives - designers, music producers, light specialists & more, being recruited to revive the city lanes
Installation View - Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion
A regional art tour: 5 galleries to visit this summer
In the mood for a cultural fix over the holiday season? Look no further. These five regional galleries have you sorted.
Artwork created by the Torch
Carving out a brighter future
Morwell’s new GovHub building has teamed up with Correction Victoria’s The Torch program to create artworks with a difference.
Retail front of Uro publications
Collingwood book business has designs to expand online
Podcasts and live author talks are just two of the ways a Collingwood book business is courting an online crowd.
Matt Tabor smiling away from the camera
Digital masterclass: lessons from a YouTube maestro
When we met YouTube expert Matt Tabor a few months ago we never could have predicted his advice on working in a virtual world could be so prescient.
Image from the Kaws exhibition
KAWS & effect: experience a pop culture phenomenon
VIDEO: While we can’t visit the National Gallery of Victoria at the moment, you still have an opportunity to see the exhibition online.
From The Land, Castlemaine Art Museum. Image credit: Brodie Ellis.
Exhibitions to inspire: regional galleries showcase
Feed your mind and soul, and be inspired by all things arty at these regional exhibitions over the coming months.
State Library of Victoria
The next chapter: State Library Victoria reopens after five-year revamp
VIDEO: Next time you’re in Melbourne’s CBD, duck into the refurbished State Library Victoria, which is very much a library for the 21st century.
Artists impression of the Docklands studio
Making a scene: Victoria’s screen industry attracting global attention
Victoria is becoming one of the most desirable filming locations in the world.
Charred walls of the La Mama gutted by fire
La Mama Theatre set to return to the cultural stage in 2021
After fire gutted Carlton's La Mama Theatre last year, we speak to Co-CEO & Creative Director Liz Jones about the rebuild.
Dr Drew Barry
Get to know Dr Drew Berry, the Steven Spielberg of science animation
Combining science and cinema to reveal the microscopic worlds inside human bodies - we find out more about the work of biomedical animator Drew Berry.
Jane Harrison of Blak and Bright festival
Blak & Bright: First Nations Literary Festival is for everyone
Festival Director, playwright, novelist & Muruwari woman Jane Harrison chats to us about the festival, First Nations writers, and this year's program.
Facade of the J-ward in Ararat
Jail time: museums award win for former Ararat prison and asylum
Discover an award-winning tourism site with a dark past run by Ararat volunteers.
Immigration Museum inks a new direction
Take a tattoo trip around the world from Samoa to Japan and back to Melbourne at the Immigration Museum’s latest show.
Architect's impression of Shipwreck Coast along the coast of Cape Otway and Port Fairy in Victoria
Meet Victoria’s Government Architect
We spoke with Jill Garner, Victoria’s Government Architect, about her background and role.
Write-ability mentor Thalia Kalkipsakis, writer Kate Morell and Publishability Project Officer, writer and advocate working together
Writers Victoria empowering those with a disability
Emerging writers living with a disability are recognised in a new Victorian Government program.
