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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include a new Artistic Director at Darwin Festival and the departure of one of Rising’s…

William Basinski will perform in Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2026. Image: Supplied.
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Now or Never returns this winter to Melbourne

Major highlights have been announced for the upcoming Now or Never festival in Melbourne.

Noongar composer Aaron Wyatt in a promotional image for Decolonising the Bells, his collaboration with Speak Percussion, which premieres at Kindred People in September. An Aboriginal man with long hair, a short grey beard and glasses, faces the camera. We wears a kangaroo-skin cloak and holds a handbell in one hand and a painted stick in the other.
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First Nations festival Kindred People joins Melbourne’s crowded arts calendar

Presented by Monash University, the new festival will run biennially if its first iteration is a success.

In Absence Mona Yhonnie Scarce: a photo of a large ciccular ashen-coloured wooden tower installed amongst trees on the edge of a river which is Berriedale Bay in Nipaluna/ Hobart.
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Yhonnie Scarce's In Absence now permanently installed at Mona

Visitors to this year's Dark Mofo festival will be among the first to experience the monumental and moving installation in…

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Freeplay: Australian games industry deserves its ‘fair share of attention and funding’

A new report dives into the challenges currently facing the Australian games industry.

Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust returns for Brisbane Festival 2026. Fireworks light up Brisbane's skyline and bridges at night, and are reflected in the Brisbane River.
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Rise and shine, this year's Brisbane Festival has events starting at 6am

‘This year, Brisbane Festival is tuned to the frequency of this city,’ said Artistic Director Ebony Bott.

Helen Garner will appear at Fed Square to discuss her body of work. Image: Supplied.
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Helen Garner & Charlotte Wood lead a new free Body of Work series at Melbourne's Fed Square

Body of Work invites 'some of the country’s most significant writers into expansive, career-spanning conversations'.

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Arts figures recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours

A concert pianist, an arts patron and many more have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.

Australian designers commissioned for Powerhouse Parramatta. Photo: Nic Walker / Powerhouse.
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Australian designers give heart to Powerhouse Parramatta

More than 50 Australian designers have been commissioned to fit out the new Powerhouse Parramatta, thanks to a $2.5 million…

A mother and child, photographed from behind, admire Brook Andrew's neon light and painted wall artwork Loop. A model of how the world operates (detail), 2008, installation view MCA Collection: Artists in Focus, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2026. Credit: Maja Baska. arts participation
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Cost a growing factor preventing arts participation, Creative Australia’s national survey reveals

Creative Australia’s sixth National Arts Participation Survey reveals that 98% of Australians engage with the arts in some way and…

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