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This week’s arts news and trending topics
Our weekly wrap of arts news and reviews and the stories you may have missed.
Black Swan’s 2025 season designed to challenge and nourish audiences
Seven productions are featured in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s 2025 season, including new Australian works and a modern American…
Artists erased from open studio event to maintain integrity in Council election
Artist and candidate Martin Hirst says the Banyule City Council has overstepped its responsibility in its 'knee-jerk' reaction during the…
From Björk to Blade Runner 2049: revisioning the future at ACMI
The Future & Other Fictions is a major new exhibition focused on screen culture’s ability to imagine a better world.
Opportunities and awards
Canberra Theatre Centre seeking performance makers, 2024 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards winners and ARA Historical Novel prize shortlist, plus…
The case for 'quiet paintings' in turbulent times
The allure of abstract art is a mysterious thing. But an artist with 50+ years’ experience in the genre sheds…
A year of innovation and tradition for Musica Viva Australia in 2025
Musica Viva Australia has launched an expansive, evocative season for the coming year, celebrating 80 years of chamber music with…
Sigur Rós announce Australian orchestral tour with ASO, MSO and others
The popular Icelandic post-rock group will perform with a 41-piece chamber orchestra in order to bring their latest album to…
Book review: The Burrow, Melanie Cheng
A new pet rabbit becomes the focal point for a grieving family.
Q&A: British designer Hassan Hajjaj talks about fusing art, fashion and identity
Maximalist designer Hassan Hajjaj sits down with design studio creative Jane Duru to talk about the exciting blurred boundaries shaping…