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NSW receives $291 million boost for arts and culture
NSW Arts Minister announced this week results of 2020-21 NSW Budget committing $291 million into new initiatives.
ACP goes into hibernation, rather than administration
The Board of the Australian Centre for Photography has announced an imminent ‘hibernation’ to stem the risk of ongoing financial…
New Victorian initiative will pay artists to work in schools for six months
Addressing COVID-19’s impact on artists’ incomes and employment opportunities, the Creative Workers in Schools program will also directly encourage students’…
Are preconceived ideas affecting your experience of music?
A new study conducted by Flinders University and UNSW demonstrates that our assumptions about a genre of music can have…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Six artists share in $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture, Young artists honoured in Lester Youth Prize, CGA releases Rising…
South Australia's arts closures due to COVID clusters
The sudden spike in COVID-19 infections in Adelaide has resulted in the cancellation or postponement of numerous productions.
Re-thought, refitted and reopening: 3 museums for change
The new WA Museum, the Chau Chak Wing Museum, and major refurbishments to the Australia Museum are all unveiled this…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New staff at artsACT, Sydney Opera House appoints new Head of Contemporary Performance, internal promotions at Express Media and Polyglot,…
Meet the ACT’s new Minister for the Arts
A voracious reader who loves the theatre, Tara Cheyne MLA was born in Queensland but is passionate about her adopted…
What cultural democracy has done for queer performance art
An increased number of performers in this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival identify as LGBTIQA+, something its Creative Director attributes to…