THE CAT judges and board members went all out last week in their best attire (from the waist up, at least) for a Zoom presentation to founder of the 25-year-old awards, Coralie Wood, of a “Diamond CAT” award. Real-life “CityNews” music writer, Ian McLean was poised outside her front door to hand over the trophy, on which was inscribed praise for Wood’s “vision, tenacity and generosity, [which had] enabled the awards to grow and develop into Australia’s largest regional coverage of all areas of theatrical endeavour.”

CANBERRA Contemporary Art Space’s AGM joined the list of COVID-19 casualties, so they’ve put that on hold. Justine van Mourik, director, art collection and exhibitions at Parliament House, has stepped down as chair to take up a position at the South Australian Museum, so secretary Amanda Biggs has become interim chair until a live AGM is possible.

BEN Lawrence’s new film “Hearts and Bones” starring Hugo Weaving and Andrew Luri is being fast-tracked from cinema to home. The drama about a war photographer, a survivor and a photo that threatens to destroy them both, screened last year at the Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne film festivals. It will be released digitally on May 6 via iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Sony PlayStation, Telstra and Fetch TV.

EVEN as London’s Globe and National Theatres were strutting their stuff online, Goulburn’s venerable Lieder Theatre Company was performing Dylan Thomas’ “Under Milk Wood” via Zoom after three read-through rehearsals with 24 actors in 19 locations. Then, under the direction of Jock McLean, they embarked on a night of 12-15 pieces of Shakespeare. To follow the company’s Zoom ventures, visit “Lieder Theatre Online” on Facebook.

GUNNING’S inaugural Picture House art prize will be awarded by People’s Choice, and the winning artist will receive a Derivan Matisse prize pack valued at $500, plus an offer to stage a solo exhibition at the Picture House Gallery in 2021. The exhibition of finalists’ works can be seen at gunningartsfestival.com, where viewers can vote for their favourites. The winner will be announced on May 16.

FROM Gunning to Paris, where the Musée du Louvre is closed until further notice. But not to worry: artworks by Delacroix, Rembrandt and Tintoretto, as well as Egyptian antiquities from the Pharaonic period, can be seen at louvre.fr