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Architectural render of Townsville Concert Hall. A view from outdoor of a concert hall building in sunny Townsville. Arts funding now gone.
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North Queensland arts community calls for #Artsban as Council pulls $150 million funding

The 40-year fight for a purpose-built concert hall in Townsville has once again hit a dead end and tempers are…

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

View of library in a gallery setting. V&A Muyseum
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Landmark symposium of Australian photographers in London

Australian photographers in the spotlight for a first-time symposium at London's V&A Museum.

Very detailed textile artwork that is politically focussed. Paul Yore.
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Textiles are radical - Adelaide matching London rethink

A new AGSA exhibition maps out that textiles are not only radical today – but have always been, joining a…

Bronte Cormican Jones, ‘Lightlines’, 2023, a work commissioned by Canberra Art Biennial. Three neon light installations that appear like doorframes displayed in a grassy environment at night.
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2024 Canberra Art Biennial launches month-long program of public art

Canberra Art Biennial participating artists include Nell, Jenna Lee, Clare Peake, Bronte Cormican-Jones and more.

Two panels in black and white. On the left is a woman with dark hair and skirt. She has her hands on her hips. On the right is a close up of a woman with grey hair.
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Stella goes to Brisbane

Stella now heads over to Queensland to curate a free, one-day writers' festival.

Second Generation Collective awarded $100,000 through Creative Australia’s VACS Major Commissioning Projects Fund/PICA. A woman with flow brown hair swept up by the wind. She is hinding her face behind her hands with Farsi text. She is standing in a desert.
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Opportunities and awards

Peter Porter Poetry Prize welcomes submissions, new Deaf Writing Commission, plus winners of PICA commissions and new ARIA Hall of…

Woman with grey hair and smiling wearing black next to textile art work. Liz Williamson.
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Vale to celebrated weaver Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson took Australian textiles to the world through her passion for craft as a contemporary material for identity.

A woman holding a colourful abstract artwork that blocks out her face with colourful squiggles on her body. She is standing against a white backdrop.
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ArtsPay joined by Australian Cultural Fund to support alternative funding model for the arts

The Australian Cultural Fund is the first government agency to join ArtsPay, a payment processing platform that shares profits with…

Artwork in blackened room with display of paper document hovering over pool of water. Archie Moore.
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Archie Moore’s Golden Lion-winning installation gifted to Tate and QAGOMA

The Australian Government has gifted Archie Moore’s Venice Biennale artwork to ensure ongoing global impact.

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