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ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Largest Tiwi exhibition ever; landmark public sculpture for Sydney; Melbourne in lockdown; Palace Letters released; Darwin Festival homegrown program, and…

New body forms to support 'behind the scenes' music industry personnel
From roadies and sound techs to band bookers and festival food truck owners, the Australian Live Music Business Council aims…

First initiatives announced in $2M Indigenous Contemporary Music Program
The Australia Council, MusicNT and music industry bodies will share the Federal funding, consisting of $500,000 annually over four years.

Global screen industry grinds back into gear
Big gestures are being made around the world to get the studios humming but what how is the rest of…

WA orgs and art businesses take charge with Recovery Plan
The WA Chamber of Arts and Culture has responded to the WA Government’s Recovery Planning Framework with its own Plan…

Can blockchain work for the publishing sector?
A world-first blockchain prototype system for digital rights management and royalty distribution in the publishing sector has been developed by…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Government announces over $530,000 in arts funding, Playwriting Australia announces new commissions, entries for Walkley Awards now open plus more.

Lockdown forces renewed shutdown for Melbourne arts sector
Libraries, galleries and cinemas will be closed again from Wednesday at midnight, as the Andrews Government scrambles to reduce Coronavirus…

Playwriting Australia announces $370,000 for theatre recovery
When theatres do start to open there could be an absence of new scripts, so Playwriting Australia has announced funding…

On the Move Latest sector appointments and departures
New CEO joins Brisbane Writers Festival, Actors Centre Australia welcomes new GM and Marketing Manager, and more.