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From icons to community heroes: NZ creatives on the 2025 New Year Honours list
Twenty-one artists, advocates and administrators have been recognised in the latest New Zealand Order of Merit. The Big Idea breaks…

Vale James Simpson
The musical director, arranger and orchestrator was described as 'a remarkable, talented, humble, passionate, kind soul' by Casey Donovan.

Newcastle Art Gallery reveals 2025 reopening date following ambitious expansion
Newcastle Art Gallery will reopen in time for the city's flagship festival with new space for exhibitions and a sculptural…

Concerts touring to Australia January to March 2025: Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Dua Lipa and more big names
Major international artists will tour Australia this year following last year's Swiftie effect â here is a go-to list of…

Upcoming Australian fiction and non-fiction for 2025, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…

National Art School announces the winner of the inaugural Prudence MacLeod Prize
Anna Mould is the first recipient of the prestigious international artist residency program.

Festive felicitations one and all
Gina Rinehart meant that some of our Christmases came early this year. The Namitjira portrait saga was the gift that…

What we can learn from Agency's move to First Nations leadership
A First Nations CEO is more than an appointment, it is a pathway to a future. ArtsHub sits down with…

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our final round-up of Australian arts sector appointments, departures and related comings and goings for 2024.

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