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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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Top 5 misconceptions about being a published author

Five myths about being an author exposed.

Installation view of 'Tony Clark: Unsculpted', Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne, 2024. Featuring Tony Clark and Joanne Ritson’s 'Jasperware Arrangement', 2024 and 'Jasperware (Landscape)', 1993. A painting of a white abstract sculptural form on blue background, with a small white sculpture replicating the painting in front.
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Exhibition review: Tony Clark: Unsculpted, Buxton Contemporary

An exhibition capturing the wide-ranging interests of Tony Clark and latest experimentation into sculpture.

Installation view of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian', 2019, on display in NGV Triennial 2023. A single banana duct-taped to a white wall.
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Controversial duct-taped banana that drew crowds at NGV Triennial could fetch over US$1 million

Maurizio Cattelan's banana artwork, 'Comedian' will hit the auction block five years after it was purchased – the price is…

Two men, Dowel Jones, stand in pink decorated space. One wearing black top and light trousers, the other in white T shirt, brown jacket and dark trousers.
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From film to fatbergs, here are 12 things to check out at Geelong Design Week

Australia’s UNESCO City of Design will bring back over 70 events for the largest regional design festival, Geelong Design Week.

Heather Mitchell in Sydney Theatre Company’s ‘RBG: Of Many, One’ by Suzie Miller. A sharp-looking elderly woman dressed in black sitting on a white armchair with one of her hands framing her chin.
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Suzie Miller’s RBG: Of Many, One revived for 2025 national tour due to popular demand

The celebrated Suzie Miller play capturing the life of US Supreme Court associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return in…

Two panels. On the left is author Shaun Micallef wearing a brown leather jacket over a blue shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Slivers, shards and skerricks'. He's wearing a tuxedo.
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Book review: Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, Shaun Micallef

An erudite, insightful and witty collection of entertaining bits and pieces.

Enjoy many events in Brisbane this weekend.
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5 things to do in Brisbane this weekend

Magic, portraits, zombies and drag queens take over Brisbane this weekend.

A special art and romance event and much more is happening in Sydney this weekend.
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5 things to do in Sydney this weekend

Romance, a seven-hour epic, a feminist hero and more are in Sydney this weekend.

Tajette O’Halloran, ‘Untitled’ 2023, The Lismore Show. One of the artists selected for Powerhouse and the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner commission. A brightly lit carousel in the night.
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Opportunities and awards

Ceramic award open for entries, Darwin Fringe call-out, plus Young Virtuoso winner, finalists of SA Literary Fellowship, and more!

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