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Jan
26
2026

Sam Strong: Gasworks Turns 40

Arts, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

As Gasworks Arts Park turns 40 in 2026, it’s shifting focus from legacy to what comes next. Sam Strong explains ...

Jan
17
2026

Katrina Sedgwick: Federation Square’s Open Air Program

Arts, Food, Kids & Family, Music, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks ...

Jan
17
2026

Pieta Farrell: Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Program

Arts, Comedy, Food, Health, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Places & Travel, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival ...

Dec
14
2025

Kate Bailey: DIVA at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts

Arts, History, Performing Arts, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Society & Culture, Visual Arts

The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens with DIVA, a major international exhibition created by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. ...

Oct
12
2024

What’s on in Melbourne with Tim Hunter

Arts, Food, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

Find out what's happening in Melbourne this weekend as Tim Hunter returns to the JOY airwaves.

Aug
22
2024

Festival of Australian Queer Theatre

Arts, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

The Festival of Australian Queer Theatre is on in Ballarat. It runs from August the 22nd through to the 25th. ...

May
24
2024

Gina Rinehart and the Streisand Effect

Arts, News & Politics, Popular Culture, Visual Arts

Australia’s richest woman is reportedly seeking the removal of a portrait of herself from the National Gallery of Australia. In the ...

Apr
19
2024

Mitch Maloney – His work & a new exhibition at the NGV called “My Country”

Arts, Visual Arts

Mitch Maloney joins the JOY Drive studio to talk about his work and his new exhibition at the NGV called ...

Apr
13
2024

Immigration Museum’s exhibition called “Joy”

Visual Arts

The Immigration Museum has an new multi-sensory and multimedia exhibition, called "JOY," which is celebrating glee through vibrant designs and ...

Mar
1
2024

The exhibition and the public programs at Queer PHOTO this weekend

Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO is hosting a public program of up-close and personal conversations with visiting international artists. Guest: Brendan McCleary - Queer ...