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Why it’s important for a sector to recognise its own
The winners of the 2019 IMAGinE Awards have been announced – that nod given to museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural…

Library gets an $88.1m refresh with new creative spaces
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) opened its main entrance today after a landmark renovation including an Ideas Quarter and…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Inaugural PHOTO 2020 Festival announced, All About Women line-up revealed, Lock out laws reversed in Sydney, celebrating Flesh after Five…

Department of Arts axed in government power play
In a shock announcement from the Morrison Government, the Department of Arts and Communications will be incorporated into 'super department'…

The images that rocked politics in 2019
Jon Kudelka has been named the Australian Cartoonist of the Year as part of the Behind the Lines 2019 exhibition…

How book clubs help us make sense of our ethical dilemmas
Participating in a book club can be a way that readers navigate complex ethical quandaries in how they approach the…

Advocating for mothers as artists
Sustaining a creative career is difficult for mothers, but as Dr Jackie Bailey argues there is a growing awareness of…

Hot tips for festive gifts
ArtsHub makes it easy to find those perfect creative gifts while supporting the many wonderful Australian arts organisations.

Hi-Vis Futures, Canberra Museum and Gallery (ACT)
Alexander Boynes and Mandy Martin team up with sound designer Tristen Parr, to create a poignant multi-dimensional exhibition that taps…

Smithsonian architect and Aboriginal artist design new Sydney plaza
Meeting at an exhibition opening led architect David Adjaye to contact artist Daniel Boyd to collaborate on a new signature…