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The Federal Budget was released on 12 May. Photo: Lennon Cheng on Unsplash.
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Federal Budget 2026-27: Opposition, Greens and A New Approach assess arts funding

The Shadow Arts Minister, the Greens and arts think tank A New Approach add their responses to the 2026-27 Federal…

Reko Rennie, OA_RR, 2016-17. Detail, 4K three channel digital video, PAL, stereo sound, 7 min, 47 seconds. Courtesy: the artist and AGSA, Adelaide.
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Adelaide’s Tarnanthi is going on tour

Last year Tarnanthi marked its 10th anniversary with a survey exhibition. Now, the Adelaide festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

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Federal Budget 2026-27: the arts sector responds

No shocks but few real surprises for the arts in the Albanese Government’s 2026-27 Federal Budget.

In partnership with Fed Square, the Square transforms into an open-air canvas for the opening weekend of RISING. Vivid projections in blue light adorn the buildings of Melbourne's Fed Square,; towering CBD rise behind them towards the night sky.
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RISING announces final additions to 2026 program

A large-scale First Nations projection and sound work at Fed Square and a free artists’ bar have been added to…

A train passes by at high speed, reduced to a blur of multicoloured lights in this long exposure image. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include a new Artistic Director at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.

Winner Archibald Prize 2026, Richard Lewer Iluwanti Ken, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 198 x 198 cm © the artist, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter.
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Richard Lewer wins 2026 Archibald Prize with portrait of Iluwanti Ken

Melbourne-based Lewer has been awarded the prestigious Archibald Prize for his portrait of senior artist and ngangkari (traditional healer) Iluwanti…

Powerhouse Parramatta. Photo: Supplied.
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Powerhouse Parramatta set for late 2026 opening

The building is finished and work now begins on installing the first Powerhouse Parramatta exhibitions.

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Assassin’s Creed is being adapted into a circus stage show

Assassin's Creed: Heredis will tell an original story brought to life with parkour, dancers, and acrobatic feats.

Khaled Sabsabi, conference of one's self, 2026, Australia Pavilion. Six people stand in a large, dark space, contemplating the installed artwork, which consists of a series of eight very large paintings placed together in an octagonal pattern; we can see three of the purple and green paintings, which are brightly lit by projections cast onto their surfaces.
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Khaled Sabsabi reveals details of two installations at Venice Biennale

Khaled Sabsabi has described his two installations at the Venice Biennale as 'one body with two limbs'.

Atong Atem, Ego 2 (2019) from the Ego series (2019). A striking self-portrait of the Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist, in which her skin is painted blue, rows of small gold stars decorate her cheeks, and her lips are painted bright red.Her colourful headdress frame the image and also forms its backdrop.
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Atong Atem readies for her first major survey exhibition at NGV

Atong Atem's vibrant photographic practice will come into sharp focus in Melbourne this October.

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