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Digging up art in the Pilbara
Mining groups BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are teaming up with art groups groups to foster art in the Pilbara,…

Election & the arts: Weighing up the policies
Speeches by Tony Burke and George Brandis at Blacktown Arts Centre on Monday may be the closest thing we get…

Philanthropists promote ties between Australia and Asia
The AGNSW and Sydney art philanthropists have come together to build relationships between museums in Australia and Asia.

Accompaning pianist hits all the right notes
Tully Brookes has won first place in the 2013 Geoffrey Parsons Award for collaborative pianists.

Giving back grant money
When you’ve jumped through a bunch of hoops to get grant funding it's hard to imagine handing the money back.…

Artists to go nude for big money
The Benalla Nude Art Prize 2014 offers artists $50,000 for the best nude.

Victory for musicians on simulcast royalties
The Full Federal Court has refused an application that threatened musicians' earnings from simulcasts.

Hollywood Costume a star for ACMI
Hollywood Costume closed Sunday, the second most attended exhibition in ACMI’s ten year history.

The Coalition’s vision for the arts
Opposition arts spokesman Brandis saw the election as Medici versus Philistines in his speech to the Western Sydney Arts Forum.

Labor's vision for the arts
The Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, went on the attack with this speech at the Western Sydney Arts Forum.