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Adelaide Festival AD quits to take up government job

Ruth Mackenzie has stepped down as Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival in order to oversee the development and delivery of…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

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

2024 Regional & Remote Music Summit. A photo of a stage seen from afar against the sunset of a natural environment.
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Darwin to host first ever Regional & Remote Music Summit

This is for the seven million Australians existing outside of the metropolitan music industry who need their voices heard.

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Queensland Ballet announces shock departure of Artistic Director

Leanne Benjamin OBE AM has abruptly departed Queensland Ballet, having only commenced as Artistic Director earlier this year.

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I’m an artist in my twenties, and I don’t want to leave Tasmania

Painter Zoe Grey wins Australia’s richest landscape prize, further cementing her love of Tasmania’s wild country.

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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.

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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

2024 Australian Women in Music Awards finalists announced. Image: Vanessa Amorosi performing at AWMA 2023. A women with long brown hair singing on stage with her eyes closed and arms outstretched. The background appears to be a projection of light shining across a body of water.
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Opportunities and awards

Regional Landscape Prize call-out, invitation to take part in queer photoshoot, plus winners of Queensland Premier's Drama Awards and finalists…

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Vale Janet Andrewartha

The Australian actor, best known for long-running appearances in Australian TV dramas as well as her many stage performances, has…

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Reopening of regional gallery a boon for creatives and locals

With a reach that extends far beyond the Southern Downs Region, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery's reopening has repercussions for creatives…

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