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Barbican Centre appoints Arts Centre Melbourne’s Claire Spencer as inaugural CEO
After more than seven years at Arts Centre Melbourne, Spencer is leaving to run the largest performing arts centre in…

First Nations storytellers receive funding boost
Performing arts in QLD receive major boost as recipients of two funding streams announced.

$1.5M in performance royalties offers musical lifeline
$1.5M is available to APRA AMCOS members with cancelled performances nation-wide.

2022 Arts Conference & Summit Planner
Whether you're a curator, a visual artist, theatre performer, writer or festival director, 2022 has a conference or professional development…

New dance company aims to strengthen career pathways
Great Southern Dance intends to strengthen career paths for Tasmanian dancers and reflect the island’s unique history and geography.

Opportunities and awards wrap
Call outs for PM’s Literary Award, 2023 Craft ACT exhibition plus winners of Powerhouse industries residents, SPA Leadership Diversity Mentorship…

Reviewer versus book publisher
Australian publisher Ivor Indyk under fire from reviewer Declan Fry and other literary figures.

Back to Back’s ‘Shadow’ set for SXSW premiere
‘Shadow’, a film made collaboratively by people with disabilities, will have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March.

On the move: Latest sector appointments
New Chairs for ARTRAGE and Music SA, Director-General of the National Library of Australia reappointed, and more.

Australian comedy and streaming? It’s Mad as Hell
Shaun Micallef’s show is the best Australian comedy of the last decade. For the best of the rest, look to…