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Kudos: this week’s winners
From a travelling visual arts scholarship, Australia's premier Jazz Awards to SAMs ceramics award, this week is a cross-sector salute…

Saving energy costs in public venues
Between keeping galleries cold enough for artworks and theatres warm enough for patrons, energy is a major expense for arts…

Abramović v Walsh, believer v sceptic
MONA’s David Walsh and artist Marina Abramović come from polar positions: she believes in everything, he in nothing. The tension…

Antony and the Johnsons support Aboriginal artists
Lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons will donate a portion of the band's fee to the Conservation Council of…

Government faces Senate Inquiry into arts funding
Labor, Greens and Independents have combined forces to pass a move for a Senate Inquiry into the National Programme for…

Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.

The keyboard is mightier than the sword
The George Brandis Live Art Experience is a satirical response to the Minister for the Arts’ abrupt reallocation of arts…

Artists converge on Canberra to #freethearts
Sector representatives from across the country will meet with the major political parties in a bid to reverse the recent…

Unveiled: latest program announcements
Independent theatre in Sydney, writers in Byron Bay, a celebration of past and future in Melbourne, and more.

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A new Director for 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art; a new staff member at Melbourne Fringe; and an Assistant…