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![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!
![Festival of Dangerous Ideas return to Carriageworks. Photo: Courtesy of FODI. A chaotic stage with a person wearing an earth globe on its head and the signs ‘it doesn’t have to be THE END’.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_4225.jpeg?w=310)
Can a festival provoke for all the best reasons?
At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, nothing seems to be off the table – from a meditation on genocide to…
![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 bearded man with a green top and brown jacket is standing next to a woman with glasses and short curly hair. There is a book case behind them. They are both smiling.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/2024_Emmet-Stinson-and-Jane-Rawson-Island-Magazine-01_Peter-W-Allen1-e1718848146329.jpg?w=310)
Creativity boost as university partners with Island magazine Â
A new collaboration will see benefits flow to writing students.
![Darling Portrait Prize 2024 Art Handlers' Award winner, Nena Salobir, 'Self Portrait on Washcloth', 2024. Image: Supplied. The residue of makeup such as mascara and lipstick made an imprint on a white washcloth.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/i17937-e1718692780385.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Entries open for digital literary award, plus winners of Art Handlers' Awards at the National Portrait Gallery and Creative Australia…
![A town hall event will audience and colourful lighting in room. City of Sydney.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/CityTalksJune2024-PhotosbyKatherineGriffiths-013.jpg?w=310)
What a $20 million lifeline for Sydney’s cultural life buys
‘Our creative workforce increasingly can’t afford to live or work here,’ Clover Moore, Lord Mayor. ArtsHub look at the City…
![Man and woman sitting on ground back to back looking at their phones. Arts news.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6636906.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 collection of five picture books that cover flora and fauna themes.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/non-3-11.webp?w=310)
Nature as muse in children's literature: 2024 award shortlists
Discover the writers and illustrators nominated for the Environmental and Karajia Awards for Children's Literature.
![A panel of three photos. An Indigenous woman in a black jacket looking over her shoulder, an Asian man in a black shirt, white t-shirt and glasses and an Asian woman wearing a maroon top.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Untitled-design-281.jpg?w=310)
Literary orgs partner to present new festival
The inaugural Liminal Festival will take place in August at the Wheeler Centre, offering both in-person and online events.
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Questions raised over ‘Simpler. Fairer. Faster.’ arts funding model
Create NSW has announced a new approach to its arts funding model, but first reactions say it favours competitiveness over…