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Pumpkin patch – Yayoi Kusama acquisition revealed
The latest vegetable-inspired artwork from the famed nonagenarian artist has now been installed in a regional Victorian outdoor sculpture garden.

This week’s arts news and trending topics
Your regular summary of the major headlines and our most read stories of the week.

Opening of new Melbourne library, narrm ngarrgu, and return of Koorie Heritage Trust
Melbourne's first new library in almost a decade opens and the renovated Koorie Heritage Trust centre returns.

Powerful collaboration drives dance residency
First Collective Residencies by Australasian Dance Collective and BlakDance will run for two years with eight First Nations resident choreographers.

Your 2023-2024 summer exhibition planner
ArtsHub’s ‘must see’ exhibition picks for this summer, in an easy state-by-state planner.

PHOTO 2024 program revealed with photography trail in the CBD and beyond
The biennial photography festival PHOTO 2024 will present free outdoor art trails and cornerstone exhibitions, including a number of world…

Has Aardman, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit, run out of clay for future animations?
The specific clay used in Aardman's 'Chicken Run' and 'Wallace and Gromit' may not exist in a few years' time.

Opportunities and awards
YIRRAMBOI 2025 commissions and ballet scholarship open, plus 2023 ARIA winners and artists shortlisted for 2024 NSW Visual Art Fellowship…

New First Nations mural centres hope and community
A vibrant 41-metre high mural by Tom Day (aka Jirri Jirri) will be unveiled this week.

Music programs for youths on the fringe
Addressing the widening gap in music education for youths with a different demographic in mind.