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This week's arts news and trending topics
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Jewellery biennial to launch across Melbourne
Radiant Pavilion returns for its first in-person event since 2019, showcasing contemporary jewellery and object makers from far and wide.

6 signature projects for 2025 YIRRAMBOI festival
Cross-arts First Nations festival announces artist commissions that will define its 2025 event.

Do you want AI? ArtsHub looks at Senate inquiry submissions
We take a look at sector submissions to the Senate inquiry into the risks and opportunities of AI adoption in…

Adelaide Festival Centre theatres to temporarily close in 2025
Upgrades to the Space Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse and Festival Theatre from July 2025 onwards mean the theatres will be dark…

Opportunities and awards
Matched funding opportunities, plus shortlist and nominees unveiled for Emerging Writers' Awards, Art Music Awards, National Architecture Awards and Bowness…

$1.2 million boost for public art recognising women
The Victorian Government has committed funds to public art focused on women in Victoria.

2026 Adelaide Biennial recruits Ellie Buttrose as curator
The role will be a victorious homecoming for curator Ellie Buttrose after she assisted the Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore at…

Poetry Month 2024 goes international
This year, Poetry Month expands its remit to reach an overseas audience in a collaboration with a UK poetry and…

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.