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Meet all the artists recognised in the Australia Council Awards 2021
From jazz to midwifery, this year’s winners of the Australia Council Awards span the richness of Australia’s creative industries. Watch…

Beyond the horizon: a response to the Australia Council’s National Touring Scan
While welcomed, the National Performing Arts Touring Scan does not go far enough, argues Performing Lines CEO Marion Potts.

What contemporary art looks like in 2021: the Ramsay and NATSIAA finalists announced
With the announcement of two of Australia’s most prestigious art awards this week – the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize and…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Legs on the Wall collaborate with Willoughby Symphony, street theatre for Melbourne, record auction results for Australian artists, Olga Cironis…

The turgid trajectory of sculpture in education (from the archives)
To celebrate International Sculpture Day on 24 April, we revisit this 2018 article that asks whether our education system is…

Evie Wyld wins the 2021 Stella Prize
Described as a ‘gripping’ and ‘gothic’ novel, Evie Wyld’s The Bass Rock has taken out the prize for Australian women’s…

Opportunities and Awards: ABIA Shortlist, Robyn Archer honoured and more
Melbourne Comedy Festival Awards, Readings Children's Book Prize, ABIA shortlist, Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards, Australian Piano Award shortlist, and…

Don't ditch the digital
Keeping and improving some of our new digital and hybrid work practices simply makes good strategic and financial sense, says…

Harmonisation, complexity and change: exploring the National Performing Arts Touring Scan
Previous reports into the national touring ecology released in 2005 and 2011 effectively came to naught, so what makes the…

Million dollar gift paths future for design education professionals
Creative Futures Foundation has gifted $1M to Museums Victoria for targeted professional learning programs and opportunities targeting emerging designers.