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![Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Inc, recipient of Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program. Photo: Thomas Oliver. Outdoor in a park setting, a group of eight ensemble members from Sprung lean on each other. They appear relaxed.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Sprung-Ensemble-2023-Image-Thomas-Oliver-LR-e1716870610180.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
International book prize now open, winners receive $100,000 thanks to Arts Impact WA, finalists of emerging artist award, and more!
![UQ is planning to cut its Museum Studies program. Image is an exterior shot of the sandstone façade of Queensland university, behind some trees, in long shot against a blue sky with scudding clouds.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/University_of_Queensland_Brisbane_Australia-e1716869981847.jpg?w=310)
UQ's decision to cut Museum Studies spells disaster
The University of Queensland is proposing cuts to its Museum Studies programs, with potential effects felt across the country.
![2024 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recipients (l to r) Dean Brady, Tibian Wyles, Sara Prestwidge, Brenda Gifford, Uncle Badger Bates, Meleika Gresa. Photo: Supplied. A group of First Nations artists in front of a photo board with the Creative Australia logo and photos of First Nations performances.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/FNACA2024recipients_1190x787-e1716858326777.jpg?w=310)
Senior First Nations artists receive recognition for lifetime achievement
Uncle Badger Bates and Aunty Mabel Juli receive Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement, while emerging First Nations excellence is…
![Candide. Four singers lined up. In the middle are a man in blue shirt and shorts with red braces and a woman in a green strappy 1950s type house dress with a little apron. On either side are two women - one all in orange, including her glasses frames and a wig, and the other the same but in yellow.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/SOSA-ASO-STCSA-CANDIDE-Photo-Andrew-Beveridge-MEDIA-008-e1716780966850.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: Candide, Her Majesty's Theatre
A joyous musical confection and a colourful celebration of self-discovery.
![A car backfiring on the road at night, a flash of flame emerging from its exhaust.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/oscar-sutton-pBrHNFqcX-M-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly wrap of Australian arts sector appointments.
![Faith in the Artist's Way](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/The-Artists-Way-12.jpg?w=310)
The Artist's Way Week 12: Recovering a sense of faith
Creativity requires profound trust. We renew our commitment to the tools as we finish the program.
![A black and white photograph pf a young boy singing into a microphone in a recording studio.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/jason-rosewell-ASKeuOZqhYU-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
This week’s arts news and trending topics
Our weekly wrap of the stories our readers loved as well as those you may have missed.
![Golden Lion. Four men and one woman stand on a stage with a Biennale Arte backdrop. The man in the middle is First Nations and wears a beanie; he is holding the Golden Lion aloft.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Gennaro-Sangiuliano-Ministro-della-Cultura_Australia_Ph-Andrea-Avezzu_1501-e1716339075525.jpg?w=310)
Back to back Golden Lions for Australia
Recent artistic achievements on the world stage are remarkable and deserve to be celebrated, says the CEO of Creative Australia.
![Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize People's Choice winning work 'Six is the loneliest number' by Jessica Murtagh. Photo: Supplied. Glass globes with intricately painted leaves in green, black and gold.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/image001-3-e1716267713588.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Grants up to $50,000 for First Nations creatives, plus winners of NSW Premier's Literary Awards, finalists of 2024 NATSIAA, and…
![Arts sector appointments. A dynamic photograph of waves rising and falling as they roll forward towards the unseen shore.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/pexels-pixabay-355288.jpg?w=310)
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
A new Chief Conductor, new Board members, and other arts sector comings and goings from around the country.