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The light installation 'Karla Bidi' will run for the duration of Perth Festival 2025. Six people stand with their backs to the camera beneath a starry sky, on the banks of the Swan River. A bright beam of light rises from the riverbank into the sky before them.
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Responding to and celebrating place: Perth Festival’s 2025 program revealed

Anna Reece discusses some of the highlights of her first Perth Festival as Artistic Director.

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Two men, Dowel Jones, stand in pink decorated space. One wearing black top and light trousers, the other in white T shirt, brown jacket and dark trousers.
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From film to fatbergs, here are 12 things to check out at Geelong Design Week

Australia’s UNESCO City of Design will bring back over 70 events for the largest regional design festival, Geelong Design Week.

Enjoy many events in Brisbane this weekend.
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5 things to do in Brisbane this weekend

Magic, portraits, zombies and drag queens take over Brisbane this weekend.

A special art and romance event and much more is happening in Sydney this weekend.
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5 things to do in Sydney this weekend

Romance, a seven-hour epic, a feminist hero and more are in Sydney this weekend.

Tajette O’Halloran, ‘Untitled’ 2023, The Lismore Show. One of the artists selected for Powerhouse and the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner commission. A brightly lit carousel in the night.
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Opportunities and awards

Ceramic award open for entries, Darwin Fringe call-out, plus Young Virtuoso winner, finalists of SA Literary Fellowship, and more!

A range of events in Melbourne this weekend.
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5 things to do in Melbourne this weekend

Anti-heroes, book-making and laughs across Melbourne this weekend.

Neon of a red smiley face. Wellbeing
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New report shows Australia in crisis, but offers a pathway to wellbeing through creativity

As social cohesion drops to a new low in Australia, ANA’s new report touts creativity’s positive impact on wellbeing.

Stephen Rea in 'Krapp's Last Tape', one of many international productions in the 2025 Adelaide Festival. The lugubrious, lined, character-rich face of Irish actor Stephen Rea, who sits at a table bearing an old-fashioned reel-to-reel tape recorder.
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Adelaide Festival 2025 brings the world to South Australia

An array of international acts join First Nations artists and Australian companies for the 40th Adelaide Festival.

Four Americans of different genders and ethnic backgrounds stand in a line in front of a wooden door, meeting Senator Nancy Pelosi to preserve the National Endowment Agency.
Opinions & Analysis

Will the US win?

What will be the impact of this week's US election results on the arts? And what will be the implications…

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