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ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Belvoir's 2021 season part 2, monorail public art, Sydney Contemporary looking positive, UNSW Galleries launches Autumn series, Darren Sylvester heads…
Decline in operational funding poses risk to contemporary artistic practice
NAVA's message is clear: ‘stop treating art and culture as expendable and start recognising their essential role in the stimulation…
Founding member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Anita Lane, dies at 61
Tributes are flowing for Australian musician Anita Lane, who has died at age 61
Empowering First Nations documentary maker Daniel King
King is one of many ACMI X residents, using the coworking space to foster creative process and open up new…
Opportunities and Awards: Bluesfest accolades, top art school and more awards
Bluesfest recognised by international award, top art school announced, $80,000 commission for mid-career visual artists, COVID mentorships, Monte Miller Awards…
Curatoriums are the new programming superpower
As the Biennale of Sydney unveils its new curatorium, we look at shifting exhibition models in a post-pandemic rethink, as…
Why we need to save the National Archives of Australia
Gutted by cuts and indifferent politics, one of Australia's most important collecting institutions is under threat. Historian Michelle Arrow tells…
Youth dance festival sets its eyes on the future
Professional development for young artists and performance opportunities will go hand in hand at this year's festival, to be held…
Helpmann Awards cancelled due to COVID chaos
Named after Sir Robert Helpmann, the prestigious awards will not be presented until 2022, Live Performance Australia has announced.
Where cultural tourism and a national botanic art prize meet
With an eye on conservation, a new art prize in Western Australia radically reframes botanic art through a contemporary lens.…