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On the Move: more sector appointments and departures
ASO Chair steps down, NIDA appoints new executives, Opera Australia appoints CEO, and more.

ICYMI: The week's arts news
Amid a sea of closures this week there's also good news, with new galleries, Auslan Creative initiatives, successful conference pivots…

Circus and the art of community: The ArtsHubbub episode 16
The circus company that plays together, stays together, according to two of the co-founders of Gravity and Other Myths.

Opera Australia announces new CEO
Fiona Allan has been appointed as Opera Australia’s next Chief Executive Officer.Â

TextaQueen awarded $80K commission to celebrate queer South Asian diaspora
For over twenty years, TextaQueen has been using fibre-tip markers to draw out complex politics of gender, race, sexuality and…

$259K Screenrights Funding propels innovative collaborations
Diversity Arts Australia and Back to Back Theatre are among the latest funding recipients to foster new projects in the…

Syncopation and improvisation celebrated to the tune of $1.12 million
The Australian jazz and improvised music sectors have benefitted from recent RISE funding announcements, but will funds flow from festivals…

Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Call outs for the Helen Anne Bell Award for Women Poets, National Arts and Disability Awards, Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants…

Federal Government injects further $35M; Support Act relief extended to all performing arts
Additional funding for Support Act and the Sustainability Fund hopes to keep the live performance sector afloat.

New video launched to support actors’ mental health
Increasingly concerned for actors’ wellbeing, the Casting Guild of Australia is encouraging industry members to seek help when they need…