Visual Arts
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Youth sector at risk as small-to-mediums squeezed
Theatre for young people is entirely dependent on the small-to-medium sector, vulnerable to the Brandis reallocation and resultant suspension of…
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Top End fair challenges with new direction
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair sets new benchmark for 2015 with programming that reaches beyond the fair model.
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Arts contributors named in Queen's Birthday Honours
ArtsHub congratulates the performers, writers, artists, philanthropists and executives whose contribution to the arts was recognised in the Queen's Birthday…
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Too dangerous for the museum
Museums can be safe places for unsafe topics but a leading museum director asks whether there is a point when…
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The Brandis effect on regional Australia
To write off towns outside of Sydney and Melbourne as being bereft of culture is an arrogant falsehood.
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Arts West opposes National Programme for Excellence
A coalition of cultural organisations have spoken out against the proposed funding reduction to the Australia Council.
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Largest number of Australian artists selected for APT8
Australian artists make up 20% of APT8 placing our local artists at the heart of this internationally recognised regional forum.
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The essential skills of public speaking
The latest in our series looks at how to overcome our greatest fear and master the art of public speaking.
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Unveiled: Latest announcements
A musician remembered, and an expanded program at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair are amongst this week's announcements.
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Mobilising audiences to oppose Australia Council Budget cuts
Arts companies are enlisting the weight of audience opinion to protest the Minister's Budget move redirecting funding from the independent…