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Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
STC Patrick White Playwrights Fellow, Australia Council grants, CircuitWest's Pinnacle Presenters Awards, plus more announced this week.

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
Craft Victoria, the Victorian Opera, ABC and Salamanca Arts Centre all appoint new executive positions, among other jobs filled this…

Labor arts policy welcomed by sector
A national Indigenous theatre company, restored funding for the Australia Council, and a focus on the centrality of the artist…

Australia Council announces grant round results
Close to 200 projects will be funded to tune of $5.8 million in the latest Australia Council grant round.

Tony Costa takes the 2019 Archibald Prize, toppling the favourite
Tony Costa has won the 2019 Archibald Prize with a painting of artist Lindy Lee, the first time an Asian-Australian…

Why we still need libraries
Under the weight of fake news, writer Susan Orlean looks at how US libraries remain at the heart of their…

NAVA releases federal election report card
The National Association for the Visual Arts calls on all parties to invest in artistic courage.

ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
From Venice Biennale to a school poetry slam, the best art school named and programs launched - the week's arts…

Six design teams announced for Powerhouse Parramatta
MAAS Chief Executive Lisa Havilah reminds us that this will be the sixth time the Powerhouse Museum has moved. Six…

Vale Nerine Martini
Leaving a legacy of public artworks and community inspired projects, Nerine Martini was an artist who tapped in universal themes…