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Reduce arts funding, recommends Commission of Audit
The Federal Government’s Commission of Audit released today demands efficiencies from the arts sector. It wants some arts programs abolished,…

Stella prizewinner finds gold in them thar hills
The $50,000 Stella Prize for women’s writing has been awarded to a work reclaiming masculine territory.

Emerging Writers' Festival Program
EWF is offering more quirks, parties and late night activity as it announces its 2014 program.

Students rush to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Two youth programs at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra are making it easier for young people to enjoy live classical music.

ANZAC Centenary Creative Advisor named
The new creative advisor for the Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund will have an important influence on the commemorations.

Arts funding: why we need to widen the narrative
Lobbying for more arts funding won’t work without a broader conversation on the value of the product, say leading arts…

Uncle Jack
Complex characters present aspects of the ANZAC spirit with honesty, humour and hard yakka.

How will changes to Arts NSW funding structure affect you?
With promises of greater sustainability and less red tape, things are looking up under the Arts and Cultural Development Program.

Defying piracy: a Wicked campaign
The Broadway composer of touring musical Wicked, has begun a campaign against the digital distribution of his stolen sheet music.

Photography Centre quits Queensland for LA
The Queensland Centre for Photography shuts its doors this week in the wake of funding cuts but it intends to…