News

On the move: latest sector appointments
A new CEO at Darwin Entertainment Centre, Flinders Quartet farewells Chair, and more.

Moira Finucane honoured with 2023 Fringe Living Legend Award
The ‘gothic queen’ of cabaret has been honoured for her provocative work and long commitment to Fringe.

Breaking news: Critical Stages goes into liquidation
The Board of Critical Stages Touring has placed the company into liquidation, with the company ceasing to trade and staff…

Education in Brief: symposium for art teachers, NIDA productions start with Poppea, and more
News and events from Australian arts education. Reflections from the national reading symposium and a call for children to design…

This week's arts news and trending topics
What's in the headlines and what arts news are people talking about this week.

New look at photography
Bringing together works from the NGV collection over nearly 140 years, ‘Photography: Real and Imagined’ considers the depth and breadth…

Bizarre art heist in regional WA the focus of new documentary series
In the mid-1980s, 26 European masterpieces were slashed out of their frames at a WA bush monastery. Now a new…

Musician returns Order Of Australia medal over Voice referendum result
Shane Howard, the singer-songwriter of ‘Solid Rock, Sacred Ground’, has returned his Order of Australia medal in protest at the…

Opportunities and awards
Drawing award now open for entries, opportunities for First Nations playwrights, fellowships awarded to writers, finalists of women in portraiture…

WA Chamber of Arts secured ... well, for two years
A funding announcement brings some stability to the state's peak body.