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![Side view of a microphone with colourful painting in the background.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/michal-czyz-ALM7RNZuDH8-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
![Group of dancers on stage wearing white shirts and purple lighting. Creative Australia.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Dance-Makers-Collective-at-the-Creative-Australia-Launch-2023.-Photo-Maja-Baska.webp?w=310)
Why being a peer can help your career
Creative Australia is seeking applications for its next pool of peers – it’s a paid role and can strengthen your…
![Two female-presenting individuals pose for the camera. They both have a colourful 1980s-inspired look, as does the background of the photo. One wears a pink rubber glove and holds a blue scrubbing brush up to her eat like a telephone. The other wears a single yellow rubber glove and wields a feather duster like a sword. They are The Ironing Maidens, who are performing at Riverfest X.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Ironing-Maidens-2.jpg?w=310)
Celebrating 10 years of transporting and transformative art and music
Rockhampton River Festival is a stimulating celebration of music, arts and ideas on the banks of the Fitzroy River.
![Noel McKenna, ‘William Nuttall with horses in field’, 2023 (detail). Image: Supplied. Painting with soft blues and greens depicting a serene landscape of a couple of horses with one human figure petting the head of a horse.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/r106-s191-0218744jpg-e1719276443498.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Call for artworks from refugee artists, plus winners at National Portrait Gallery, recipients of the Regional Arts Fund and more!
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Talking about languages and why sovereign peoples don’t want to be called Indigenous
A recent panel discussed the importance of language and self-determination for First Nations people.
![on the move. image is bottom half of person wearing pink trousers and green shirt on a skateboard in a skatepark.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/pexels-ana-arantes-1457565-2944542-e1719181499222.jpg?w=310)
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
New appointments this week include incoming CEOs at Hobart's Theatre Royal and Geelong Arts Centre, plus a festival favourite signs…
![A brown dog sitting at someone's feet as they work at a desk. Pets workplace.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/pexels-lum3n-44775-312599.jpg?w=310)
Pets in the workplace – pros and cons
To coincide with 'Take your dog to work day', ArtsHub canvasses the pros and cons of animals in the workplace.
![Asian woman on lounge reading from laptop computer and wearing light blue sweater. Arts news.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/pexels-liza-summer-63481241.jpg?w=310)
This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
![A person in shorts and boots has one knee raised in the air while dancing with their head thrown back against a blue background. The word MY can be seen in green neon behind them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Ritas-Show15-e1718848852583.jpg?w=310)
Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture
September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…
![‘Constellations’ by Joanie Lemercier to feature at Now or Never 2024. Photo: Supplied. A large projected vortex glows above the water at night. Two people are standing close to the artwork.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/1.91x1-ART-CONSTELLATIONS-2-e1718762710536.jpg?w=310)
After a solid debut, Now or Never reveals 2024 program
Promising highlights include the homecoming of Marco Fusinato’s monstrous Venice Biennale work and a four-night music line-up at the Royal…