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Fourth RISE round announced: $40 million to 82 orgs
While the roll out of $40M to the sector is welcomed, there are growing inconsistencies and warnings demonstrated in the…

NGA repatriates 14 objects to India, valued at over $3M
Updated policy overlays ethical lens on collecting, with implications for First Nations collections, and ushering a next chapter for National…

Piccinini’s Flinders Street installation extended to January 2022
ArtsHub speaks with Piccinini on the feeling of loss with closures and the importance of public engagement as her RISING…

The next pivot: a digital response to disruption
The Australia Council’s new national Digital Culture Strategy aims to embed digital thinking in a whole-of-sector approach, via mentorships, residencies,…

Gutted by Government: new report shows fading optimism at a grand scale
Keeping Creative is a new report that pits state and federal government responses to COVID relief for the arts, against…

Suzanne Cotter appointed new MCA Director
Australian expat to return home to take up the helm of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, after a 30-year…

Against the grain: the art school that’s expanding careers
The National Art School is fully independent and puts hands-on studio practice first. Their annual Open Day allows you to…

Exit interview: Rachel Kent leaves MCA for Bundanon
After shaping the MCA's curatorial vision for two decades, Rachel Kent makes the leadership shift from Chief Curator to CEO…

Stop being reactive; digital mentorship is about strategic investment
ACMI is changing the face of digital mentorship turning to the CEO’s lens, but with a non-hierarchical swagger that will…

ICYMI: the week's top arts news
Vivid postponed, public art opportunities, Byron Writers goes ahead, Chanel comes to NGV, plus more arts news.