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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.
Creative Australia back-pedals on 2026 Venice Biennale selection in response to ‘divisive debate’
Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino have been dropped as the artistic team with a Senator criticising earlier work featuring the…
Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the second wave of announcements
ArtsHub celebrates the performing arts organisations and festivals that are marking major anniversaries in 2025.
NAVA launches its Disability Action Plan
NAVA intends to challenge ableism and promote equitable conditions for people with disability through its new action plan.
What Eventbrite's TRNDS 2025 says for ticketing in the arts
Eventbrite has released its annual forecasting guide, TRNDS 2025. We look at how it impacts the arts offering in 2025.
It's official: romantasy 'Onyx Storm' is the fastest selling book in 20 years
The third instalment in Rebecca Yarros' 'Empyrean' series has smashed publishing records.
Public art commissions by leading Australian artists transform Docklands
A commissioned art collection has been introduced as part of an initiative to broaden culture and community in the district.
30 years in the making: a world-first for Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Actor Samuel West took a gamble in 2006, taping himself performing half of one of Beckett's most famous works. In…
Creative Australia invests in new peak body for climate solutions
With a mission to transition the creative sector from a carbon economy to a greener future, Creative Climate has been…
Bald Archy Prize announces 2025 finalists with Raygun as prominent figure
Running for almost 30 years, the ultra-accessible Bald Archy Prize is judged by a cockatoo.