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ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
From a spate of art fairs to early 2020 program announcements and ticket offers for upcoming Festivals, we bring you…

PWA calls for help to reimagine itself
Embattled Playwriting Australia (PWA) announces submissions call out for a reform of the organisation.

Arnhem Land again trumps this year’s NATSIAA, but trends are surprising
Yolngu artist Djambawa Marawili wins the $50,000 Telstra Art Award with a painting that shows the international impact of Aboriginal…

What Australians can learn from Smithsonian’s Accessibility Director
30-years of shaping disability access programming for America's largest cultural institutions brings lessons for change and a strong read on…

National Ausdance to close after defunding
After 42 years advocating for the dance sector, National Ausdance has announced its closure. While state organisations will remain, there…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Blak Douglas wins the Kilgour Portrait Prize, Liminal Fiction Prize announces its longlist, finalists announced for Arthur Guy Memorial Painting…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
NAISDA announces new Head of Dance, new Executive Director for Circus Oz and Royal Academy of Dance, and other appointments.

Is it finally curtains for Playwriting Australia?
The artistic directors of 22 Australian companies have expressed grave fears for the future of Playwriting Australia.

ArtsHub welcomes Alison Croggon
Prominent theatre critic, novelist and poet Alison Croggon joins the ArtsHub team to bolster performing arts and writing content.

ICYMI: the week’s top news stories in the arts
We take a look at this week's top news stories from around the galleries, on stage, the festival scene, wrapping…