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Opportunities and awards
New jewellery prize and songwriter awards, plus winners of humour writing, and more!
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: famous opening lines, Venice Biennale curator's death, a 75-25 arts space…
High hopes for Aboriginal art in major New York auction
Sotheby’s is once again working with Tim Klingender Fine Art in what they hope will be another record-breaking auction featuring…
Exhibition review: 100 Lights, Melbourne Design Week, Meat Market Stables
Enter a world (well three galleries-worth) of illumination in this dedicated exhibition of light.
What’s in the City of Melbourne’s draft Budget 2025-26 for the arts?
Firelight Festival and Now or Never will both return this year, plus investments in Melbourne Fashion Week and Melbourne International…
Opportunities and awards
Professional development for music producers, plus winners of 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards, art prize finalists and more!
8 Australian shows to wow Edinburgh stages
A darkly funny thriller, a satirical cabaret, and a girl-power musical about Lady Macbeth will travel to the Edinburgh International…
Archibald four-time finalist broke down in tears at winner announcement
“You work your whole career imagining this might happen one day,” says Julie Fragar, winner of the Archibald Prize 2025.
Are you a performing arts worker with a radical idea? Develop it with a $100,000 fellowship
The Betty Amsden Fellowship is seeking thought-leaders and will help the successful applicant develop their plan and test their new…
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.