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Federal Government announces $27M in targeted relief funding for arts
Indigenous Arts, Regional Arts and Support Act are the recipients of a targeted multi-million dollar package for the arts, but…
Poll Results: Top priorities for government funding
We asked readers what their top priorities were to funding our way through COVID-19 and beyond. Here are the results.
COVID-19 has been a boon for crafts
Who’d have thought a pandemic would trigger a global renaissance for the craft sector, as a balm for both the…
What’s behind NGA’s staff explosion?
In just 12 months, the NGA has absorbed the largest intake of new positions and a rethink of staff funding…
What the rest of Australia can learn from Tasmanian women in leadership
In a first nationally, women hold the seats across three tiers of leadership within the arts in Tasmania – and…
How you can help artists hit by COVID-19
As we watch our beloved creative sector suffer, a number of grass roots schemes help us to support each other.
How perilous is COVID-19 for Aboriginal arts communities?
The Aboriginal Art Association of Australia speaks up for a sector facing decimation, as borders are closed, gallery sales come…
An artist walks into a crowded street and screams
Chinese artist Xu Zhen can teach us lessons in individual expression, and tolerance, in our times of coronavirus
Provenance turned into political pawn at cost of communities
Eight years on, the Kapoor looting case that implicated museums globally, including the National Gallery, is still delaying the return…
Yes Minister? Talk’s great, but we need commitments
Despite all Arts Ministers meeting yesterday, Queensland has been the only state to step up with a stimulus package in…