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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Alexander Briger conducts the Australian World Orchestra. Briger has his arms raised dramatically and his head is thrown back; orchestra members are arrayed before him, with audience members visible behind him.
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2026 season announcements: our rolling guide to the performing arts

Orchestras, recital centres, theatre companies and more: we're compiling a list of 2026 season announcements, to be updated regularly, for…

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2026 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards: shortlist

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlist is out.

Creative State 2028 focuses strongly on First Peoples creative and cultural practice and economic development. Pictured is the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne's Federation Square.
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Creative State 2028: the Victorian arts sector responds

Peak bodies and cultural institutions respond to Victoria’s newly released cultural policy, Creative State 2028.

Man in wetsuit with surfboard on beach with sculpture. SWELL Sculpture Festival
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 8-14 December 2025

The Bald Archy Prize spreads its wings, major commissions and funding opportunities for 2026, and more.

A red car drives at speed across a sand dune, throwing up a cloud of sand as it goes. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

colour swatches. Pantone
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Pantone’s colour of the year is under attack – and rightly so

Pantone's newly announced 'trending colour for 2026' is as bland as you can get and emblematic of our increasingly grey…

A formal portrait of two men and an elderly woman. French Order of Arts and Letters
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Australian creatives awarded French Order of Arts and Letters

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AM and Tony Albert join the French Order of Knighthood.

The Royal Family Dance Crew to lead RISING 2026 program.
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RISING 2026 names global street-dance legends as first stars of festival line-up

Melbourne’s winter arts festival RISING 2026 is set for a shake up with the announcement of legendary The Royal Family…

Visualisation of the Ian Potter State Theatre. Image: NH Architecture.
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Melbourne's majestic State Theatre set to reopen six months ahead of schedule

Home to opera and ballet, Arts Centre Melbourne’s famed State Theatre will reopen its doors in October 2026.

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