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Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Winner of Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize announced, young Indigenous actor takes out JUTE Theatre scholarship, Artists of Colour Initiative finalists…

NSW government announces $30M arts recovery package
Stage 2 of the NSW Government’s Rescue and Restart package will help the recovery of over 160 companies, says the…

$17.2 million package to reactivate Victorian arts sector announced
A summer season of outdoor events, including a new festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, will help the state’s…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments & departures
Fremantle Arts Centre appoints new Director, as does Canberra Museum and Gallery, plus new Board appointments at Biennale of Sydney,…

And the world is gonna know your name: Australian Hamilton cast revealed
All principal roles in the production will be played by musical theatre performers from Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

New National Drawing Centre brings Australia in line with global trend
Where better than to punch out the parameters of drawing in our times than an art school? The National Art…

Looking forward to NAIDOC Week: things to do
From a Deadly Denium Workshop to painted car bonnets, weaving workshops to Indigenous Dance Awards, streamed music, markets, and dawn…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Opera Australia returns to the stage, Adelaide North Terrace one-day music festival, Freda's closing, state theatre companies launch 2021 seasons,…

AIDC mentorship and $25k funding for documentary videogames
State of Play offers development funding and mentorship to strengthen and showcase the collaboration between nonfiction stories and gaming technologies…

Mardi Gras cancels 2021 street parade for covid-safe SCG event
Australia’s beloved Mardi Gras parade will change dramatically in 2021, moving from Oxford St to a ticketed event at the…