Writing and Publishing
First timer and old hand compete for international prize
Booker prizewinner Thomas Keneally and first time novelist Amy Espeseth are both long-listed for the Warwick Prize.
New Deputy Chair for Creative Partnerships Australia Board
Sam Meers has been appointed as the Deputy Chair for the Board of Creative Partnerships Australia.
Applications close soon for $8 Million Youth Arts program
Applications for the $8 million Creative Young Stars Program, announced as part of the National Cultural Policy, close on 21…
$10.8 million for AGNSW
The Art Gallery of NSW has secured a crucial leg-up in the form of $10.8 million in state government funding.
Big spenders look for smart philanthropy
Top donors are every bit as engaged in the arts as creators and have their own philosophies and priorities.
New award to help artists tour Asia
A new award will recognise the important role played by Australian artists in strengthening cultural ties with Asian countries.
Coalition signals backing for arts elite
George Brandis is showing support for the controversial Melba Foundation, which was defunded after peer review.
Michelle de Kretser wins Miles Franklin Literary Award
The winner of the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been revealed from a historical all-female shortlist.
Art Gallery’s fate hangs in the balance
While large-scale arts organisations are quietly pleased with NSW’s budget, Newcastle Art Gallery has been left in the lurch.
Shocking collapse in gaming industry
New ABS figures provide hard evidence of the scale of the collapse in the games industry but 10 companies have…