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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Exhibitions

City of Onkaparinga

Alex Stone & Lee Kelly - BOUND[LESS] - An exhibition of new works at Sauerbier House

An installation that considers what is left when our domestic energy is spent. Functional forms are displaced and rematerialised, creating…

ACT Arts Guide

National Library of Australia

Teacher Professional Development with Dr Anita Heiss at the National Library

Join Dr Anita Heiss for a teacher professional development workshop at the National Library of Australia.

Two panels. On the left is Eugen Bacon, a black woman with cropped hair wearing a cream top. On the right is the cover of her book "A Place between Waking and Forgetting." It features an illustration of a landscape i nshades of brown, yellow and orange.
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Book review: A Place Between Waking and Forgetting, Eugen Bacon

Speculative fiction that incorporates elements of African culture and folklore.

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Artist Talks

NT Writers Centre

NT Writers Festival

The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) is a 4 day festival celebrating Australia’s cultural and literary diversity, bringing people together to…

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Book review: Half Truth, Nadia Mahjouri

From Tasmania to Morocco, two women search for the truth about one man.

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New Indigenous Literacy program kicks off

Four First Nations creatives head to Sydney to skill up for new futures as publishers, graphic designers and writers in…

Streaming Events

National Library of Australia

Book launch: Red Dust Running with Anita Heiss at the National Library

Join Anita Heiss as she discusses her new book Red Dust Running at the National Library of Australia.

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Opportunities and awards

Enter the 2024 Australian Event Awards, plus winners of Dobell Drawing Prize and Walk of Fame nominees, and more!

Two panels. On the left is John Green, who is wearing glasses and has a small beard. He is wearing a blue chequered shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Everything is Tuberculosis', that has a yellow background. There's an orange circle and a green triangle on top of it.
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Book review: Everything is Tuberculosis, John Green

The author of 'The Fault in our Stars' looks at one of the deadliest diseases in the world in his…

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