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Moneybag: latest money news
From new grants to prizes and awards, ArtsHub compiles this week's opportunities to get money.

A Companion from the National Portrait Gallery
A well-designed book opens the world of a too-often neglected national treasure.

Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation
Participants at the National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its failure to adequately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Suicide risk increased by working in the arts
Sound technicians, roadies & stage crews may be more at risk of depression and suicide than their peers according to…

Cairns artists call for Abbott’s head
A group of musicians are using art as protest and controversially calling for the beheading of Tony Abbott.

VIVID Sydney 2015 program shines
Now the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, this year VIVID expands to three new precincts.

Arts funding in Australia: the coming crunch
UK arts analyst John Kieffer warns Australia could be headed for a British-style funding crunch

Gift grows gift: Olsen donates painting inspired by Streeton
Neil Balnaves gifted a Streeton to Mosman Art Gallery in 2012 hoping to grow philanthropy. This gift by Olsen is…

Former gallery guide leaves $8 million bequest
The NGA unveils the Alan Boxer Bequest, 19 iconic paintings for twentieth-century Australian art, bolstering its holdings.

Two Sydney auctions not to miss
From quirky Australian pottery to museum quality paintings that capture a moment in Australian art history - great auction picks.