Australia’s richest prize for portraiture platforms artists and community

The 2025 Lester Prize Main Awards are now open for submissions.

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.

What changes do writers want in the Australian books industry?

Here's a wish list from Australian authors on aspects they'd like to augment, tinker with or scrap altogether.

Small is beautiful, but can small-scale programming survive within growth markets?

As blockbuster shows fill up arts calendars everywhere, the value of smaller scale arts projects is being neglected to the…

Defining First Nations exhibitions that will shape 2025

A calendar of must-see First Nations art exhibitions in 2025.

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Visual Arts General Grants

The Gordon Darling Foundation is a perpetual public charitable trust, established in 1991 to "support Australia-wide, activities of importance in…

Exhibit at Gasworks Arts Park

Exhibitions by established and emerging artists rotate every three weeks in this gallery space.

Performance review: Evolution Revolution, State Theatre Centre of WA

An interactive game show that uses the audience themselves as the raw materials.