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ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Victoria lands Netflix’s Clickbait, Indigenous Jewellery Project holds survey exhibition, AGWA celebrates 40 years of brutalism, 2020 programs announced and…

Kate Mulvany scoops the AWGIES
The Sydney Theatre Company’s The Harp in the South sweeps up the big prizes in the Australian Writers Guild awards.

First woman chair for West Australian Ballet
Woodside executive Sherry Duhe takes over to lead WA Ballet’s Board.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Reko Rennie awarded Artbank and ACMI commission, winners announced for 2019 Our Mob emerging artist and MIFF Audience Award, plus…

On the move: new ACCA ED and Overland editors appointed
New leadership roles announced for ACCA, UTS Animal Logic, Sydney Design Week, Overland, SA Film Corp, among others.

2020 Perth Festival program big on spectacle
The Perth Festival today shared a glimpse of composer Iain Grandage’s first program as Artistic Director, announcing five shows.

New targets for female participation in screen
From 2019/2020, the goal is to have women make up 50% of directors, writers and producers on projects that receive…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Revisiting Beethoven's masterpieces, new work from Mike Parr; networking for women and finding the value public art.

Artist accused of yellowface withdraws from Fringe Festival
An artist has pulled her show out of the Melbourne Fringe Festival after offending members of the Asian Australian community.

Six jobs cut at Country Arts SA
The restructure at the regional arts organisation claims to create more opportunities in regional centres and increase diversity but is…