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Australia Council announces grant round results
Close to 200 projects will be funded to tune of $5.8 million in the latest Australia Council grant round.

Why museums still matter
For Museum Week, we ask curators, digital storytellers and Museum Directors how their organisations stay relevant in a busy age.

Opera and the doing of women
A united call to action for cultural leadership and systemic change in opera co-authored by Sally Blackwood, Liza Lim, Peggy…

The Greens plan for Australian creativity
Arts spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young puts forward the Greens' comprehensive plan to breathe life back into creative Australia.

Tony Costa takes the 2019 Archibald Prize, toppling the favourite
Tony Costa has won the 2019 Archibald Prize with a painting of artist Lindy Lee, the first time an Asian-Australian…

How retelling stories makes them timeless
Repetition builds the canon, which is why it’s so important to remount rarely seen works like The Torrents and Cloudstreet.

Does being an Archibald finalist help?
A 13 times finalist, a first time finalist and a regional finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize help answer the…

Why we still need libraries
Under the weight of fake news, writer Susan Orlean looks at how US libraries remain at the heart of their…

NAVA releases federal election report card
The National Association for the Visual Arts calls on all parties to invest in artistic courage.

ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
From Venice Biennale to a school poetry slam, the best art school named and programs launched - the week's arts…