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PHOTO 2024 program revealed with photography trail in the CBD and beyond
The biennial photography festival PHOTO 2024 will present free outdoor art trails and cornerstone exhibitions, including a number of world…

Has Aardman, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit, run out of clay for future animations?
The specific clay used in Aardman's 'Chicken Run' and 'Wallace and Gromit' may not exist in a few years' time.

Opportunities and awards
YIRRAMBOI 2025 commissions and ballet scholarship open, plus 2023 ARIA winners and artists shortlisted for 2024 NSW Visual Art Fellowship…

New First Nations mural centres hope and community
A vibrant 41-metre high mural by Tom Day (aka Jirri Jirri) will be unveiled this week.

Music programs for youths on the fringe
Addressing the widening gap in music education for youths with a different demographic in mind.

On the move: latest sector appointments
A new GM for Yirra Yaakin, new Chair at JamFactory, Associate Conductor appointed at WASO and more.

This week's arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and the arts news that people are discussing this week.

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2023
Winners across six literary categories each take home $80,000 in this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

Rupert Myer calls for a Ministerial Council for the Arts
In a National Press Club Address, Rupert Myer outlines what it will take for Australia to become a ‘cultural powerhouse’,…

MPavilion 10 off and running
The 10th annual MPavilion has now been revealed in Mebourne's Queen Victoria Gardens.