News

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
2020 Guest Conductor for MSO, The Lock-Up farewell's Director, and more job announcements

Over $20m announced to support Indigenous visual arts
The Federal Government invests in our Indigenous Arts sector, funding more than 80 art centres, art fairs and arts organisation.

Plants and Punk disrupt Sydney’s new Metro system
Through two new C3West projects, artists Lauren Brincat and Tina Havelock Stevens rethink Sydney’s new metro system as a Plant…

The award for neglected books that builds writers' careers
The shortlist for the 2019 Most Underrated Book Awards has been revealed unleashing new talent across different genres.

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…