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Graphic novels enter the curriculum
Next year, students in Victoria will be able to study a graphic novel, The Complete Maus, as part of the…

Graffiti inspired portrait wins inaugural art prize
The 12 week long showdowns are over and the winner of the Basel Royal Art Prize has finally been announced

Sydney Arts Fund packs $60 million
Crown Resorts Limited, helmed by James Packer, has proposed a $60 million philanthropic fund for the arts in NSW.

Who goes to Galleries?
A recent study by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland found that locals love their galleries

Exceptional young artists take out this year’s Carclew Awards
Young artists receive $12,500 leg-up.

On the block at Lawson Menzies
November is auction season and the first off the ranks is Lawson-Menzies Quarterly Fine Art Auction, held this month in…

Budget overblown at Australia’s newest museum
Ballarat’s Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E) has overrun its budget, but Council is unwilling to reveal costings.

$5,000 prize for sustainable artwork
Fleurieu Art Prize has announced the winner of its sustainability themed award.

Perth Festival’s international event buffet
From the icy fields of Russia to the heated streets of Israel, the 2014 Perth Festival program is an eclectic…

New Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival
The festival’s tradition of high profile appointees will continue in 2015.