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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…
Multi-million dollar boost for contemporary music
WA’s McGowan Labor Government has announced a $3 million fund to support the state’s bands and musicians as part of…
Jamie Preisz awarded Archibald Packing Room Prize for portrait of Jimmy Barnes
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has announced the winner of the 2018 Packing Room Prize.
10,000 native plants to feature at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
A multi-sensory living installation displaying endangered Indigenous Australian grassland species will interrogate architecture’s responsibility to environmental rehabilitation.
Fringe World moves to assist artists after JumpClimb fiasco
With artists owed $200,000 following the collapse of independent event management company, JumpClimb, Fringe World is taking action to assist.