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This week’s arts news and trending topics

Our weekly wrap of the stories our readers loved and those you may have missed.

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Theatre review: Homo Pentecostus, Malthouse Theatre

A multifarious exploration of religion, history, culture and sexuality.

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Miles Franklin longlist 2024 announcement

The titles included in the longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award offer a breadth of narrative forms and…

The portrait, among two other works of Gina Rinehart, are reproduced in Vincent Namatjira's monograph. Image: Supplied, courtesy Thames & Hudson.
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Gina Rinehart pressures NGA to remove portrait by Vincent Namatjira – now the whole net is searching for it

The work was previously shown in 'Vincent Namatjira: Australia in colour' at AGSA, with the current exhibition set to run…

25th Biennale of Sydney Artistic Director, Hoor Al Qasimi. Photo: Dan Boud. A woman with light brown skin, gradient brown hair, wearing lipstick, a blue velvet blazer and smiling at the camera.
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Hoor Al Qasimi to helm 25th Biennale of Sydney

Arab curator and President of the International Biennial Association, Hoor Al Qasimi says the 25th Biennale of Sydney will have…

Small Press Network. Image is a cash register in a bookshop.
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Small Press Network (SPN) pauses operations

The Small Press Network is temporarily halting operations in order to reassess its funding models and to seek community support.

A First Nations dancer dressed in black poses just right of the centre of a stage, with a group of other dancers dressed in black and/or white crouch behind.
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Funding boost for ARTS8 group is a ‘record investment’

Eight educational institutions, including NIDA, NICA, ANAM and AFTRS, are sharing a $115.2 million support package thanks to the 2024-25…

Installation view of ‘The same crowd never gathers twice’, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne, 2024. Featuring Cate Consandine, ‘RINGER’, 2024. Image: Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents. Photo: Christian Capurro. Three channel video showing roller derby players in a blue and purple hue.
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Exhibition review: The same crowd never gathers twice, Buxton Contemporary

Five installations and video works with keen spatial awareness, but where is “the crowd”?

Venus Without Furs. On the left a shot of the author, who is a middle aged white woman with short brushed back grey hair. She has glasses on her head, a green and black dress and is standing in front of a microphone reading from a book. On the right is a book cover showing an artistic nude looking to the right and her mirror double looking to the left.
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Book review: Venus Without Furs, Gabrielle Everall

A collection of poetry that riffs and talks back to Leopold von Sascher-Masoch, author of notorious classic 'Venus in Furs'.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert. A couple of drag queens and a transwoman stand on stage in front of an orange backdrop and a prop bus. They are in extravagant costumes and are holding hands.
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Musical review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the musical, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre

This accomplished jukebox musical served as a reminder of how far society has (and hasn’t) evolved. 

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