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Women dominate Miles Franklin shortlist
The Stella Prize was started in protest at few female Miles Franklin winners but in 2014 women are two thirds…

Designs on improving education
An international fellowship has been awarded to a Queensland high-school design teacher to foster the exchange of knowledge.

A new audience from an ignored demographic
Only 7% of Tasmanians with a disability participate in the arts - a figure that is bad for the sector…

Curator appointed at NZ gallery
An opportunity to oversee the physical and aspirational expansion of regional NZ gallery has been filled.

First Arts NSW Regional Fellowship winner announced
The recipient will be engaged at home, abroad, and in the nation's capital in an effort to further his artistic…

Andy Warhol unburied by computer archeology
Once inaccessible Warhol pictures have been recovered and form part of a photographic documentary on exhibition in Pittsburgh.

Bright future for new wing but what of the bird?
The Bendigo Art Gallery's extension has unveiled its ironically titled signature piece.

Living like a refugee for art
A Vietnamese-Australian will put himself through a shadow of his parent's boat journey in the name of art and human…

Lifetime achievement award for arts elder
The Green Room Awards has given a sneak preview, naming winners in lifetime achievement, industry and technical categories.

Classic chance to head north
The 24th Australian Festival of Chamber Music provides the perfect chance to escape a dreary winter.