This week’s arts news and trending topics

Let our weekly round-up of ArtsHub’s most-read stories bring you up to speed on the stories you may have missed.
A striking black and white photograph of a woman holding a megaphone; she is completely silhouetted against the white background.

ArtsHub’s most-read stories this week were:

Thumbs up on NGV acquisition

Iconic sculpture by David Shrigley finds permanent home in Melbourne.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts