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Double Booker Prize breaks rules and makes history
Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman to win the award since it started in 1969, shares the prize with Margaret…

Parity in new 2020 Carriageworks commission
In his first program at Carriageworks, new CEO Blair French puts local Australian artists at the core with a focus…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Adelaide Festival to seek new Executive Director; Nexus Arts announces new leadership team; new Board members at Sydney Biennale; Adelaide…

SA gallerist apologises over sexual harassment allegations
Director of Port Adelaide’s Fontanelle Gallery admits alcohol and addiction fuelled his inappropriate behaviour towards women over several years.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
From contemporary art tapestries to postcard art, ACO's largest performance to date and Japanese Manga mania, this week's arts news…

Championing social impact through design
Koskela's new project Ngaly demonstrates that design can be ethical, working with 6 Indigenous communities to fuse traditional weaving with…

Cultural Ministers agree to new performing arts framework
Brisbane’s Circa have been invited to become a Major Performing Arts company as the MPA Framework itself is set to…

Walls for Wellness
Coinciding with Mental Health Week, artists take to the street to paint walls for wellness.

Clare Watson’s contract extended at Black Swan
The Board of WA’s State Theatre Company has renewed the Artistic Director’s contract for another three years and publicly committed…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Victorian Poetry Slam champion announced, Fauvette Loureiro scholarship announced, plus Artbank's opportunity for emerging curators.