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Ever Wanted to Sit Behind the Mic?
There’s a Seat in Our Studio This September Ever wondered what it would feel like to sit behind the microphone, choose the music, introduce a song, or lead a conversation that someone hears on the other side of Canberra? ArtSound’s Introduction to Radio Broadcasting course returns this September — four Saturday afternoons for people who […]
A chance for young classical musicians to be heard – Young Virtuoso Awards 2026
Every year, the Young Virtuoso Award gives young classical musicians a chance to step into the spotlight — and for some, it is the first time their music is heard live on air. ArtSound FM is once again welcoming applications for the ACT Young Virtuoso Award 2026, continuing its long tradition of supporting emerging talent […]
Come in from the Cold — ArtSound’s got a concert for that
AUGUST WINTER CONCERT A fundraiser for ArtSound FM It’s a cold Saturday afternoon in August, and instead of sitting at home waiting for the weather to improve, you’re walking into the Polish White Eagle Club in Turner. There’s a warm room, a friendly crowd, and the sound of instruments being tuned. Somewhere near the bar, […]
Concert Hall: August & September’26
ArtSound FM’s Concert Hall brings you the finest live classical and chamber music recorded in and around Canberra — from intimate recitals to full choral works, broadcast every Friday evening. August 2026 2 August Utopia Triumphans – Great Polyphony of The Renaissance with the Oriana Chorale directed by Dan Walker at the Chapel of the […]
Concert Hall: June & July ’26
ArtSound FM’s Concert Hall brings you the finest live classical and chamber music recorded in and around Canberra — and occasionally, somewhere rather more remote. Two months of exceptional programming lie ahead, from harpsichord extravagance to a barn in regional New South Wales. June 2026 7 June A Handel Celebration – Canberra Choral Society sings […]
From Solo Stories to Wind in the Willows: New ART Schedule
Eight new weeks of ArtSound Radio Theatre kick off 19 July, featuring Canberra writers and performers — plus a special hour-long staged recording of The Wind in the Willows to close the season.
ArtSound Newsletter — July 2026
Go behind the scenes at ArtSound this month as we celebrate a massive Radiothon result, unveil our new digital studios, and announce exciting new community programming.
Wind in the Willows — ArtSound Radio Theatre Returns to The Mill
Mole, Ratty, Badger, and the gloriously reckless Mr Toad come to life at The Mill Theatre this July — in a live radio play you can actually watch being made.
ArtSound Newsletter — June 2026
The Governor-General officially opened our new digital studio, Radiothon 2026 is live, ArtSound Radio Theatre hit 250 shows, and new voices are joining the mic. Here’s what’s happening at ArtSound this June.
See How Radio Theatre Really Works
Heard it on the radio Monday night? Now watch it happen — actors at microphones, live sound effects, real audience laughter. The Mill Theatre/ArtSound radio play collaboration is now on YouTube.
ArtSound Newsletter — May 2026
ArtSound FM — May 2026 Newsletter Your monthly behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening at Canberra’s home for arts and music radio. As always, there’s plenty happening at ArtSound beyond what you hear on air. From new studios to a brand new YouTube channel, a medieval epic on Radio Theatre, and a very special new voice […]
ART – Late Autumn into Winter (updated)
Every Monday at 10pm and Sunday at 4pm — settle into your favourite chair as ArtSound Radio Theatre brings you six months of storytelling magic. Shakespeare, medieval knights, garden adventures, and stories that only work on radio.
ArtSound’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
More than two years in preparation, ArtSound’s radio adaptation of a masterpiece of mediaeval English Literature, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, has arrived. Its first installment, of three, airs on Sunday May 10 from 4-5pm (repeated Monday 10-11pm). ArtSound’s Poetry on the Radio and ArtSound Radio Theatre join forces to present a three-part performance […]
Call for Nominations for ArtSound Board of Management
ArtSound Inc is calling for nominations for election to the 2026–27 Board of Management. Members are invited to submit nominations for up to eight positions on the Board. The outcome of the election will be announced at the AGM on Tuesday 26 May 2026. Nominations close at 5:00pm on Thursday 30 April 2026. Completed nomination forms must be […]
Notification of 2026 AGM
The 2026 Annual General Meeting of ArtSound Inc — the association that operates ArtSound FM — will be held on Tuesday 26 May 2026 at 7:00pm in the McDonald Room at Eastlake Football Club, 3 Oxley Street, Griffith. All members are urged to attend. The AGM agenda will include confirmation of the minutes of the previous AGM, […]
Four Blokes, One Garden, and the Ghost of Bowie
The Rain Gauge at ArtSound Canberra’s best-kept psychedelic pop secret steps into the sunlight There’s a particular kind of Canberra musician who quietly disappears into a home studio for years, accumulating songs like other people accumulate houseplants, carefully, obsessively, and with no particular urgency to show anyone. Matthew Simpson-Morgan is exactly that kind of musician, […]
Concert Hall: Apr & May ’26
Two months of exceptional live classical music recorded in Canberra — baroque intensity, romantic grandeur, early keyboard rarities, and a few genuine surprises. Here’s what’s on Concert Hall through February and March.
ArtSound Newsletter — June 2026
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC June 2026 Newsletter As always, there’s lots on at ArtSound beyond our on-air signal – let’s dive behind the scenes and find out about it! A Vice-Regal Visit to ArtSound Last year ArtSound proudly announced that Her Excellency the Hon Ms Sam Mostyn […]
ArtSound Newsletter — April 2026
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound: Best wishes, Annabel Wheeler ArtSound Board vacancies A reminder to all ArtSound members Two ArtSound contributions to Upstageing Canberra A meeting of technologists Launch of Digital Upgrade Volunteer Expo Generous Donors party Concert Action Team Call for […]
An Evening with Vidushi Kalapini Komkali
On Friday 13 March, the Wesley Music Centre hosts one of India’s most revered classical vocalists — a rare and intimate Canberra concert you won’t want to miss.
ArtSound Newsletter March 2026
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound: ArtSound Board vacancies Grant applications The Sounds of Summer Autumn Days — Collaboration with Upstageing Canberra The Dear Departed staged radio play Concert Action Team Call for radio-drama scripts ArtSound’s podcasting meetup Presenting opportunities ArtSound production unit Canberra […]
Garden Party Plot Twist
When One Door Closes, Another Hot Tub Opens David Bath and the Hot Tubs step in to save the day Sometimes the most memorable gigs are the ones that almost didn’t happen. We have some bittersweet news about this Sunday’s ArtSound FM Garden Party (February 22, 2–4pm). Carnival Road, our originally scheduled headliner, has had […]
ArtSound Newsletter — February 2026
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound: Farewell, Tony Hunter ArtSound Board vacancies Member Prize Winner Garden Concert Theatre reading in the Gardens Tell your story at Upstageing Festival Concert Action Team Call for radio-drama scripts ArtSound’s podcasting meetup Presenting opportunities ArtSound production unit Canberra […]
Ten Voices, A Hundred Lives
Why “Autumn Days” Matters Canberra’s deans of theatre take the stage—and it’s about time There’s a peculiar invisibility to ageing in the arts. We’ll happily celebrate the wisdom of Leonard Cohen recording at 82, Joni Mitchell painting through aphasia, or Patti Smith writing memoirs in her seventies—but we often treat these as exceptions, outliers, beautiful […]
Turn your memories into “Radio Stories” at UPSTAGEING Canberra
UPSTAGEING Canberra & ArtSound If you’ve ever thought, “That old family story would make a great monologue,” ArtSound has opened a welcoming door for you this March. As part of UPSTAGEING Canberra (20–29 March 2026), ArtSound is inviting older Canberrans to share stories that can be shaped into a short performance—think a monologue or a […]
Where the Delta Meets the Ganges: Harry Manx and the Sound of Mysticsippi
Driveway: Artist of the Week There are artists who blend genres, and then there’s Harry Manx—a musician who spent five years sitting at the feet of a master in Rajasthan, learning an instrument most Westerners had never heard of, all to forge a sound that defies easy categorization. The Journey to Mysticsippi Born on the […]
Concert Hall: Feb & Mar ’26
Two months of exceptional live classical music recorded in Canberra — baroque intensity, romantic grandeur, early keyboard rarities, and a few genuine surprises. Here’s what’s on Concert Hall through February and March.
ArtSound Newsletter January 2026
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound. Read on for news about: ArtSound Board Vacancies Concert Action Team ArtSound Member Giveaway Tell your story at Upstageing Festival Call for radio-drama scripts ArtSound’s podcasting meetup Presenters wanted ArtSound production unit Canberra Southern Cross Club sponsorship […]
New Year Bash
So often the New Year comes around with a wallop. It certainly did for Molly Buckley in a radio play that will special New Year’s Eve presentation on ArtSound. At 8pm on Wednesday, listen in for A Gumboot for Molly Buckley, written by Peter Monaghan and performed by Neil McLeod and the ArtSound Radio Players […]
ArtSound Newsletter — December 2025
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound. Read on for news about: Garden Concert: Gary Luck Vale, Bill Motherway ArtSound Volunteers of the Year Thanks to the volunteers CBAA conference and station tours New studio console Studio visitors Presenters wanted Call for radio-drama scripts […]
ArtSound Newsletter — November 2025
Patron: The Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC A lot is happening at ArtSound. Read on for news about: John Worcester honoured Radiothon & Quiz Night Listen on Demand roll-out 2025: The Membership Year Specialist presenters wanted Programming update Call for radio-drama scripts ArtSound production unit Canberra Southern Cross Club sponsorship ArtSound’s […]
Exclusive Interview Pulls Back the Curtain on Canberra’s Storytelling Folk Gems
Heartstrings & Harmonies: Daisy Chain and Coolibah Coolective Launch New Albums Picture the mandolin’s bright twang slicing through warm vocal stacks, evoking dusty festival tents and whispered confessions—welcome to the worlds of Daisy Chain and Coolibah Coolective. Canberra’s indie-folk scene pulses with heartfelt storytelling from Daisy Chain and Coolibah Coolective, two local acts dropping fresh […]
Concert Hall: Dec ’25 & Jan ’26
ArtSound FM’s Concert Hall brings you the finest live classical and chamber music recorded in and around Canberra — from intimate recitals to full choral works, broadcast every Friday evening. January 2026 4 January — The Best of 2025 The new year begins with a look back at the highlights. This special retrospective draws together […]
Apeiron Baroque Concert
“Little Noises, Great Sounds”2025 Chamber SeriesBaroque Music Meets Shakespeare Sonnets! Apeiron Baroque’s next chamber (and children’s) concert will take place on Sunday November 2. As always, the main concert is at 4:30 pm with a shorter concert for young families at 3pm. Little Sounds, Great Noises will feature Shakespeare Sonnets (presented by Duncan Driver) alongside […]
Step Behind the Mic
Have you ever tuned in to the radio and thought, “I’d love to try that”? Now’s your chance.
September 2025 ArtSound Newsletter
A lot is happening at ArtSound. Read on for news about: Young Virtuoso Awards The ACT Finals of the national Young Virtuoso Awards, which ArtSound hosts each year, will take place from 2-4pm on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in the ArtSound Recording Studio. From 11 applicants, four will have been selected to compete in the […]
Arts Diary, week of August 15, 2026
Ensemble Offspring’s next concert is entitled To Listen, To Sing. It features a quartet of flute, clarinet, cello and percussion performing a program featuring works by First Nations composers Brenda Gifford, James Henry, Nardi Simpson, and Eric Avery. The concert will take place at the Gunning Courtroom on Sunday 23rd August at 4pm. For further […]
Exhibition Rundown – 16 August 2026
Australian National Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre – “Eggpicnic at the Gardens” Australian Centre on China in the World – “Unearthed: Chinese Funerary Ceramics from the NGA” ANU School of Art & Design Gallery – “FUSE Glass Prize 2026 Exhibition from 18AUG Belco Arts – “My Country, My Connection – Full Circle” – Alana Harris; “Ngiaga” […]
ArtSound 2024 Annual Report
ArtSound’s 2024 Annual Report is now available. It was presented at the 2025 Annual General Meeting on 10 April 2025 at the Eastlake Football Club.