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New public funding model: investment not subsidy
Buoyed by the success of MONA Tasmania is proposing restructuring arts funding, with less emphasis on grants and more on…

PNG artist bags The Substation Contemporary Art Prize
Melbourne’s newest contemporary arts venue sets the tone with its Contemporary Art Prize going to three video works.

Sydney Ball gifts a collection worth $1M to South Australia
Astonishing paintings, astonishing gift: Sydney Ball unveils stain paintings from the 1970s in Sydney and a $1M gift in Adelaide.

Art Gallery of South Australia receives major gift
A classic Australian landscape has been gifted to the people of Adelaide.

Homebake 2013 cancelled
Poor ticket sales and a fan backlash over the event changing its venue and format have led to the festival's…

Live streaming takes theatre to the bush
600 kids are scheduled to enjoy a single performance in a 90-seat theatre thanks to live streaming.

Bus money to overcome arts barrier
The cost of travel is the most significant inhibitor to arts experience for schools but an initiative plans to change…

A funny thing happened on the way to iTunes
Australian stand-up comedy has been very successful on DVD; will it have the same success online?

Willoughby Young Composer Award Winner Announced
An Australian composer inspired by poetry has won this year's Willoughby Young Composer Award.

Stage and TV partnership creates major new playwriting commission
The production team behind 'Go Back to Where You Came From' is backing a new writing commission for independent Aussie…