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$100,000 to support NIDA fellowship
Funding for fellowships to support the artists and creative professionals who are set to become our next cultural leaders.

Kat Muscat’s life celebrated at emotional Melbourne farewell
The young writer, editor and feminist, who died suddenly last week, was remembered by friends, family and colleagues at the…

Legacy trumps a trend: APT8 and performance art
Tired of performance art? APT8 moves beyond the recent hype surrounding performance art and turns to the region for historical…

Moneybag: latest money news
Regional artists and organisations are the recipients of funding across the country.

Get fracked: Call for Darwin Festival to drop Santos sponsorship
Santos' links to fracking in the NT have prompted artists to call for the Darwin Festival to drop the mining…

Bali: much more than art's island in the sun
Australian art's Bali love affair isn't all romance: there is a hefty dose of politics behind the beaches.

UNESCO bid music to Adelaide’s ears
The South Australian capital is angling to join Bogota, Seville, Ghent and Glasgow as the world’s next UNESCO City of…

One door closes, another opens in Budget controversy
Submissions for the guidelines governing the controversial National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA) announced in the Budget close…

Bringing new writers into the public eye
A new literary prize will support creative work by emerging Victorian writers from migrant backgrounds in honour of the late…

Man Booker Prize announces 2015 longlist
The longlist for the prestigious £50,000 Man Booker Prize has been announced and dominated by American authors.