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Exhibitions leading the Visual Arts sector in 2021
From state galleries to the small to medium sector, and with a focus on survey exhibitions and First Nations works,…

Embracing a hybrid film festival model during a pandemic
For the first time Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival will be presented in a hybrid format, catering to the…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Craft symposium announced, MCA collection rehang, Experimenta Triennial of Media Art news, Mona kids picture book, and more arts news…

$8M in government support flows to Victoria’s live music industry
The Andrews Labor Government has announced its latest grant round recipients as part of the Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program.

First digital commissions for Phoenix Central Park revealed
The award-winning building in Chippendale will host new digital commissions featuring a diverse group of collaborators, including Sydney Dance Company…

$5M philanthropic gift to Sydney Festival – the largest in its history
RØDE Founder donates $5 million to the Sydney Festival, with a message to philanthropists that the arts need their help.

Facebook censors disabled artist's activist project
Fake history fuelling harassment, or a brilliant activist project that confronts individual perceptions? Facebook removed link this week to a…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Sydney Theatre Company announces resident artists for 2021, Clifroy prize winner announced, Darwin Fringe Festival call out, plus more opportunities…

Turning to the streets – art in COVID times
From pop up galleries in empty shops, using trams and traffic barriers, billboards and pocket urban parks and laneways -…

Student designs cutting edge arts pavilion for Lake Macquarie
A cutting edge $3.5 million multimedia arts facility on Lake Macquarie is set to open in 2021, designed by an…