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Arts Centre Melbourne workers face a battle between industrial and cultural policy

Union negotiations at Arts Centre Melbourne show that in the arts, demands for better pay are often inseparable from questions…

Billy Apple®, The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else, 1985/2009. Installation view, Sydney Contemporary 2026, Carriageworks. Photo: Gina Fairley. Courtesy: the artist, 1301SW and STARKWHITE.
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Sydney Contemporary 2026: standout booths, artists in demand and the energy on the ground

Did Sydney Contemporary’s 10th anniversary edition feel different, and what were the standout booths at Australasia’s largest art fair?

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Who should assume the risk when art gets controversial – the artist or their employer?

Tensions around arts boards reveal divided opinions about artistic risk and freedom of expression.

Strong is the New Pretty. Photo: Sam Scoufus / Compadre.
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Strong is the New Pretty is about more than women kicking goals: 'It speaks to a bigger movement'

Strong is the New Pretty traces the inspiring story of how the AFLW was created, but for its creative team,…

Suzie Q. Image: MaxFoo Studios.
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Groundbreaking WA animation project Suzie Q tackles the ‘classic struggle of studying art’

Maxfoo Studios' new comedy series Suzie Q follows a 'mediocre art student' reaching for her dreams despite the pressure of…

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Screen Australia: ‘We have to rebuild the connection between the audience and the content’

In a public Q&A, Screen Australia detailed the importance of its Screen Currency 2026 report and how it will inform…

Andrew Chapman, A Ford Cortina on fire, South Melbourne, 1979. Gelatin silver print, City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection. Courtesy: Andrew Chapman Photography.
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Watch Melbourne transform over 55 years of Andrew Chapman's photographs

Andrew Chapman’s remarkable work is celebrated in a beautiful career retrospective at City Gallery in Melbourne.

Playing at the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, Irene Holub's Manifesto of Silences marries opera, Auslan and physical movement. Photo: Irene Holub.
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Deaf artists lead the way at this year’s Melbourne Fringe

Deaf-led projects are hitting the spotlight at Melbourne Fringe, from a performance marrying opera and Auslan, to a panel talk…

Daybreaker, pictured here in New York City, presents a morning dance party at Brisbane Festival. Photo: Sasha Bianca.
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10 must-see highlights at Brisbane Festival 2026

This year's Brisbane Festival ranges from a morning dance party to the world premiere about the women fighting to play…

Affordable Art Fair Melbourne: an aerial view of the art fair venue showing hundreds of art stands.
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How can artists make the most of the rise in affordable art fairs?

Australia is one of the Affordable Art Fair's fastest growing markets. While there are opportunities for artists, the big investment…

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