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On the move: latest sector appointments
Yirra Yaakin farewells long-serving GM, MAV announces new Chair, and more arts appointments news.
Vale Jacqueline Dark
The 'indefatigably upbeat' Australian mezzo-soprano died this week, aged just 55.
How a year-round festival programming plan aims to offer arts workers greater job security
By rolling out a range of special projects year-round, Perth Festival aims to provide more secure longer-term contracts for staff…
On the move: latest sector appointments
A new Poetry Editor, a new Artistic Director, and more in ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of arts sector appointments and resignations.
What’s in store for season 2024 in the performing arts (part three)
Continuing our round-up of season launches from companies around the country, including a three-part theatrical epic and an ambitious restaging…
On the move: latest sector appointments
New Board appointments, new Trustees, a new CEO and a new Museum Director are among this week’s latest arts sector…
How to become one of the people who make the arts industry tick
Applications are now open for the 2024 intake of WAAPA’s Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services and Bachelor of…
This week’s arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and what people are talking about in the arts this week.
How independent theatre enriches the local arts ecology
With a burgeoning number of indie theatre companies and a wide array of performing arts venues, Canberra is poised to…
The First Peoples-led festival committed to developing First People's stories
The 10th anniversary of Yellamundie Festival brings a First Peoples' lens to First Peoples' storytelling.