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Applause: latest success stories
National Works on Paper Prize shortlist revealed, Performing Arts WA Awards nominations, Mordant Family VR Commission announced, Australian Jazz Bell…

Melbourne museums align to amplify the community's diversity
A new collective has been formed by five major multicultural museums. Meet Multicultural Museums Victoria as it unveils the inaugural…

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations in the arts
WAAPA Executive Dean departs; Chamber Made CEO steps down; Perth Festival appoints next AD and Speak Percussion announces new EP.

Creative sector representatives join panel to revitalise Sydney's nightlife
Improving Sydney's nightlife after the NSW Government's lockout laws is on the agenda, with a new panel formed to help…

Vale T. E. Lewis
The Aboriginal actor, who starred in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and The Shadow King, has died in Katherine aged…

Yvette Coppersmith's self-portrait wins the 2018 Archibald Prize
Of the 57 finalists, 41 are of sitters from the art world, either self-portraits, portraits of other artists, or portraits…

Iain Grandage appointed as Perth Festival's next Artistic Director
The award-winning and much respected composer will oversee the festival from 2020-2023, after Wendy Martin presents her final festival in…

Federal budget 2018-19 offers paltry support for the arts
Instead of undoing damage inflicted on the Australia Council, Scott Morrison’s latest budget instead splurges almost $50m to celebrate the…

Applause: latest success stories
Sculpture Interloop wins award; Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize winner announced; ABIA winners revealed and more.

On the Move: Latest appointments and resignations
New Chair at Regional Arts Australia; Chunky Move’s Executive Director moves on; Briefs Factory appoint a Program Manager; and an…