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HOTA, Home of
the Arts

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Italian Renaissance Alive

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

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HOTA 2024

Sneak peek at HOTA 2024

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Elvis:
A Musical Revolution

Starting 15 Jun 2024

Workshops23 Cinema42 Classical Music3 Digital8 Dance8 Exhibitions13 Talks & Ideas9 Theatre9 Festivals & Series24 Family2 Gigs11 Comedy7

#Upcoming Events

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Wed 17 - Sun 28 Apr

Gold Coast Film Festival 2024

Festivals & Series

Thu 18 Apr

Screen Industry Gala Awards

Festivals & Series

Fri 19 Apr

Rainbow Story Hour

Festivals & Series Family

Fri 19 Apr

Women in Film Lunch

Festivals & Series

Fri 19 Apr

THE ENDING GOES FOREVER: THE SCREAMFEEDER STORY

Festivals & Series

Sat 20 Apr

In The Elevator

Festivals & Series

Sat 20 Apr

Emerge!

Student Shorts Gala

Festivals & Series

Sun 21 Apr

Script to Screen

Festivals & Series

Mon 22 Apr

ArtKeeper | Thinking differently about financing your arts practice

Workshops Talks & Ideas

Wed 24 Apr

Movie Review Club

Talks & Ideas

Fri 26 Apr

Cliffhanger

Hang On!

Festivals & Series

Sat 27 Apr

SIPFEST

Shorts in Paradise

Wed 1 May

Sunroom | Fabulous Flying Machines

Festivals & Series Workshops

Wed 1 May

Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club: The 8-Tracks

Gigs

Fri 3 May

Little ArtLab | Secret Spirals

Workshops Family

Sat 4 May

Stephen K Amos | Oxymoron

Comedy

Sat 4 - Sun 5 May

Ministry of Sound Classical 2024

Gigs

Sat 4 - Sun 12 May

VR Experience: Sorella's Story

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Sun 5 May

The Occumentary

25th Anniversary

Festivals & Series Cinema

Tue 7 May

Jason Leong | Why Are You Like This?

Comedy

Wed 8 May - Tue 15 Oct

Behind the Scenes Tour

Talks & Ideas

Fri 10 May

The Dream Dance Company | A New Era

Dance

Fri 10 - Sun 12 May

No Regrets: The Edith Piaf Story

Classical Music Gigs

Sat 11 May

Tina Arena | Love Saves Tour

Gigs

Sat 11 May

ArtLab | Memento Mori: Life and Sketch!

Workshops Family

Sun 12 May

Italian Renaissance Alive | Experts Lecture with Dr Benjamin Pope

Astronomy in the Renaissance and the Birth of Modern Science

Talks & Ideas

Sun 12 May

Palette X Mother's Day High Tea

Sun 12 - Sun 26 May

Italian Renaissance Alive | Experts Lecture Series

Talks & Ideas

Fri 17 - Sat 18 May

Romeo and Juliet

Presented by BIG Live

Dance Classical Music

Sat 18 May

International Museum Day 2024 at HOTA Gallery

Workshops

Sat 18 May

Behind the Mask Charity Gala

Presented by Holmwood Highgate Pty Ltd on behalf of ptsd resurrected inc.

Sun 19 May

Italian Renaissance Alive | Experts Lecture with Dr Andrea Bubenik

From Plants to Planets: Art and Science in the Renaissance

Talks & Ideas

Mon 20 May

ArtKeeper | Developing supporters for your art and practice

Workshops Talks & Ideas

Fri 24 May

The Sound of Madness

Gigs

Sat 25 May

Missy Higgins

The Second Act Tour 2024

Gigs

Sat 25 May

Italian Renaissance Alive | Oil Painting Masterclass with Joel Rea

Workshops

Sat 25 May

The Gospel According to Paul

Presented by HOTA and Soft Tread

Theatre Comedy

Sat 25 May

Comedy Underground | Dahn Rozario

Comedy

Sat 25 May - Sat 29 Jun

Italian Renaissance Alive | Oil Painting Masterclass Series

Workshops

Sun 26 May

Italian Renaissance Alive | Experts Lecture with Dr Gary Ianziti

How did the Renaissance Happen?

Talks & Ideas

Wed 29 May - Sun 2 Jun

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

HOTA in association with John Frost for Crossroads Live and Shake & Stir Theatre Co presents

Theatre

Fri 31 May

Lady Sings The Blues Vol 2

Prinnie Stevens

Gigs

Sat 1 Jun

Italian Renaissance Alive | Oil Painting Masterclass with René Bolten

Workshops

Thu 6 Jun

Casefile Presents: Criminal Conversations

HOTA, Home of the Arts and Casefile Presents

Festivals & Series

Thu 6 Jun

The Unfair Advantage

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series Circus

Thu 6 Jun

Rainbow's End

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series

Thu 6 - Fri 7 Jun

You Are A Doughnut

By That Science Gang

Theatre Family

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Thu 6 - Sat 8 Jun

UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL 2024

Festivals & Series

Thu 6 - Sat 8 Jun

Paradise Hero

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series

Fri 7 Jun

Untethered

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series Dance

Fri 7 Jun

JLIN (USA)

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series

Fri 7 Jun

Berlin

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series

Sat 8 Jun

HOTMESS

Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts

Festivals & Series Theatre

Wed 12 Jun

Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club : CopperTop

Gigs

Fri 14 - Sat 15 Jun

How to Catch A Star

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Theatre

Sat 15 Jun

Italian Renaissance Alive | Oil Painting Masterclass with Anne Smerdon

Workshops

Sat 15 Jun

An Evening with the ACO Collective Quartet

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Classical Music

Sat 15 Jun

Comedy Underground | Daniel Townes

Presented by Based Comedy

Comedy

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All Ages

Musicals

Sat 15 Jun - Sun 7 Jul

Elvis: A Musical Revolution

Theatre

Sat 29 Jun

Italian Renaissance Alive | Oil Painting Masterclass with Michael Zavros 

Workshops

Mon 8 Jul - Mon 28 Oct

MOTION | Youth Visual Arts Program

Workshops

Fri 12 Jul

From Campfire to Stage Light

Presented by Jute Theatre Company & Didge-Ralia

Theatre Family

Sat 13 Jul

Joel Creasey: Boom!

Comedy

Sat 13 - Sat 27 Jul

Italian Renaissance Alive: Curator Talks

Talks & Ideas

Fri 26 Jul

Wayfinder

by Dancenorth

Dance

Fri 2 Aug

FOURTEEN Teacher Connect Night

With Shake & Stir

Workshops Theatre

Fri 2 Aug

FOURTEEN

Adapted by Shake & Stir Theatre Co with Shannon Molloy

Theatre

Thu 22 Aug

Maui Hip Hop Workshops

by Fresh Movement Arts and Freshmans Dance Crew

Dance Workshops

Fri 23 - Sat 24 Aug

MAUI

By Fresh Movement Arts and Freshman's Dance Crew

Dance

Thu 29 Aug

2024 Gold Coast Music Awards

Presented by Gold Coast Music Network

Gigs

Fri 6 Sep

Kate Miller-Heidke | Catching Diamonds Tour

Presented by Craft Music and One Louder

Gigs

Sat 7 Sep

The Best of Arj Barker

Power Hour

Comedy

Tue 10 Sep

Whalebone

Theatre Family

Fri 13 - Sat 14 Sep

Redemption - An evening of Burlesque

Sass and Soul Dance

Dance Cabaret

Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

James and the Giant Peach

Theatre Family

Sun 20 Oct

Music of the Night

Australia's Premier Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber

Gigs

Wed 23 Oct

Waru - journey of the small turtle

Presented by Bangarra Dance Theatre

Dance Theatre

Thu 24 Oct

Pevan & Sarah in Concert

Family Gigs

Sat 26 Oct

Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Favourites

Beloved Melodies with Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music Gigs

Fri 1 - Sat 2 Nov

Coppélia

Presented by HOTA, in association with Queensland Ballet

Dance

#Visit & Explore

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Cultural Revolution

The past, present & future of HOTA

#Stories

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HOTA's Underground Festival returns for must see winter art party

April 15

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HOTA's Underground Festival returns for must see winter art party

Unveiling Red Gold: Fletcher Babb’s musical exploration of the Gold Coast waterways

April 9

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Unveiling Red Gold: Fletcher Babb’s musical exploration of the Gold Coast waterways

Light shines through the dark with theatre maker Ainslee Palmer

April 5

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Light shines through the dark with theatre maker Ainslee Palmer

Unmissable opportunities for visual artists to feature in upcoming exhibitions

March 14

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Unmissable opportunities for visual artists to feature in upcoming exhibitions

HOTA's interactive Kingdom of Kindness opens this weekend

March 8

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HOTA's interactive Kingdom of Kindness opens this weekend

Catch Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street before it runs away

February 12

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Catch Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street before it runs away

Inside ArtKeeper: Meet our Storyteller in Residence

February 5

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Inside ArtKeeper: Meet our Storyteller in Residence

Curating the cultural and design history of sneakers with Ligaya Salazar

February 1

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Curating the cultural and design history of sneakers with Ligaya Salazar

January 12

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These sneakers are made of what?

January 11

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HOTA's 2024 ArtKeeper artists unveiled

January 11

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith

In 2012 Lisa returned to the Gold Coast where she founded White Rabbit Thea...

January 11

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ArtKeeper 2024: Samuel Leighton-Dore

Working predominantly across ceramics, illustration and animation, he’s int...

January 11

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ArtKeeper 2024: Tal Fitzpatrick

She holds a PhD from the Victorian College of the Arts (2018) and a Bachelo...

January 11

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lachlan Woods

He graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of...

January 11

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ArtKeeper 2024: Loki Liddle

His practise includes being the lead singer and songwriter of the Gold Coas...

April 15

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HOTA's Underground Festival returns for must see winter art party

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Education

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