National
First timer and old hand compete for international prize
Booker prizewinner Thomas Keneally and first time novelist Amy Espeseth are both long-listed for the Warwick Prize.
New Deputy Chair for Creative Partnerships Australia Board
Sam Meers has been appointed as the Deputy Chair for the Board of Creative Partnerships Australia.
New competition from established venues
Many performing arts centres now operate as producers rather than as venues for hire, creating competition with their tenants.
Applications close soon for $8 Million Youth Arts program
Applications for the $8 million Creative Young Stars Program, announced as part of the National Cultural Policy, close on 21…
Goodbye to the lone genius
Tomorrow’s culture will be made by coalitions and communities, like the 1,000 people who made The Passion in a Welsh…
$10.8 million for AGNSW
The Art Gallery of NSW has secured a crucial leg-up in the form of $10.8 million in state government funding.
Big spenders look for smart philanthropy
Top donors are every bit as engaged in the arts as creators and have their own philosophies and priorities.
New award to help artists tour Asia
A new award will recognise the important role played by Australian artists in strengthening cultural ties with Asian countries.
Coalition signals backing for arts elite
George Brandis is showing support for the controversial Melba Foundation, which was defunded after peer review.
Michelle de Kretser wins Miles Franklin Literary Award
The winner of the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been revealed from a historical all-female shortlist.