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Fashion appropriation igniting backlash from art sector
News of wearable collections which exploits working-class labour and lack artwork authorisation prompts deeper questions into the increasing crossover between…

This week's arts news in brief
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…

Opportunities and awards
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, Boundless Indigenous Writer's Mentorship Program, CultureLab expressions of interest, winners of the Outback Archies prize and…

Climate protestors glued to Picasso said more to come
Part of the group’s ‘Spring Rebellion’, Extinction Rebellion’s latest climate protest at the National Gallery of Victoria strikes closer to…

Culture as a 'global public good': MONDIACULT 2022
What role did Australians play in MONDIACULT, the UN's conference on cultures, convened for a first in 50-years.

On the move: Latest sector appointments
New editor at Meanjin, fresh execs for Force Majeure and NORPA, Lyndon Terracini bows out early, and more ...

A solution to unpaid internships for early career creatives
A state funded work placement for young professionals could help them get a foot in the industry instead of working…

This week's arts news in brief
What's on, what's in the headlines, and the latest program releases – to put you ahead of the game this…

It's the personal touch: bookshop customer experiences
On the eve of Love your Bookshop Day, we asked three booksellers about how their daily exchanges with customers delivered…

When a building’s revival teeters on a government spend
Despite city funding, philanthropic investment and well hatched plans, saving Melbourne’s iconic Nicholas Building is not yet across the line.