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On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
A new Artistic Director for Melbourne Writers Festival, NAVA’s Executive Director to move on in August, and more.
Michaela McGuire announced as new AD for Melbourne Writers Festival
After three and a half years and four festivals in Sydney, McGuire returns to Melbourne, and will present her first…
Vale John Schaeffer
Self-made businessman, John Schaeffer was arguably Australia’s greatest collector of Pre-Raphaelite art, his gifts to our state institutions leaving a…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
New home for ACP, Sydney Fringe finds global partners, big exhibition on big weather, first COVID response exhibitions, Gertrude Emerging…
Tara June Winch wins 2020 Miles Franklin award
Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch has won one of Australia's most prestigious awards for her novel The Yield.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Sculpture by the Sea names artists, Regional Arts Fund distributes latest round, Wheeler Centre announces 2020 Signal Boost recipients, $300,000…
Workshops making the online arts more accessible
A new online workshop has been created in the wake of COVID to help arts organisations improve how they connect…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEO for Arts Access Australia, Arts Projects Australia appoints co-director, new staff join Regional Arts Victoria to support creative…
Canberra Writers Festival criticised for lack of diversity
An open letter from the ACT Writers Centre is one of several literary voices raising concerns about the lack of…
Man the barricades: COVID-19 survey findings say the fight is just beginning
With several preliminary results in from COVID-19 sector surveys, we sit them side by side to paint a picture –…