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New Ghost Festival riffs off The Rocks' eerie past this Halloween

Get your ghost on, and head to Australia's oldest precinct to celebrate Halloween this year with a new festival.

silhouette of figure in colourful immersive art experience. Rainbow Chan. Performance Space and UNSW
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Performance Space expands partnership with UNSW

With a vision to elevate experimental arts, two of Sydney’s iconic arts organisations come together in a new residency program.

Two people standing in the country. Lesley Forwood and James Darling.
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Vale: James Darling AM, an artist who reminded us of nature’s power

The tragic accidental death of artist, patron and conservationist James Darling AM has been felt hard by the South Australian…

A large ship sails under a bridge at sunset. arts sector appointments.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

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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.

Pamela Rabe, will co-conceive and direct a new production of Beckett's 'Happy Days' with Nick Schlieper. A woman with black hair streaked with white is covered with bits of rubbish, cast offs of material and other detritus.
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Kip Williams signs off as Artistic Director with STC 2025 season announcement

The STC's 2025 season features some Australian classics, returning and interstate hits, plus some intriguing debuts.

A giant gibbon installation on top of the roof of Carriageworks.
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Skywalker Gibbon installation on the Carriageworks roof

A large-scale inflatable ape will be on show on as part of Sydney Contemporary.

Sulari Gentill, Lucinda Gifford (F), Amy Doak, Alison Goodman, Christine Keighery, Monica Vuu, Andrew Harrison (representing Rebecca Hazel, Kelly Gardiner and Carmel Shute at Sisters in Crime's 24th Davitt Awards.A group of smiling women and one man hold books and prizes in front of a banner that reads Sisters In Crime.
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Opportunities and awards

This week's opportunities and awards include grants from Carclew, the winners of Sisters in Crime's 24th Davitt Awards and more.

Anna Yen plays Mrs Chen in ‘AI May’, an elderly migrant mother grappling with grief in an increasingly lonely society. An elderly Asian woman wearing a sage coloured hoodie is holding a burning incense in her hands, she appears to be praying with her eyes closed.
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A diasporic theatrical take on AI, with an Asian immigrant mother in futuristic Brisbane

In a new bilingual theatre production, an immigrant mother seeks solace in a humanoid following the death of her daughter.

Installation view of an exhibit at SA Museum. 2021 showing a cabinet of fossils in jars and a bark shield hanging in mid-air.
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Outcry over SA Museum restructure reveals systemic government funding cuts

An overwhelming public backlash to a proposed SA Museum restructure prompted the SA State Government to tell the Museum to…

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