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Emerging Writers' Festival Program
EWF is offering more quirks, parties and late night activity as it announces its 2014 program.

Australian venue named one of the world's most beautiful theatres
An Australian classic rubs shoulders with Shakespeare's Globe and Dusseldorf's Schausspielhaus in CNN's list.

Arts Centre Melbourne a budget winner
Despite posting a $7.2 million deficit last year, the venue will receive an additional $10 million in next week's budget.

ANZAC Centenary Creative Advisor named
The new creative advisor for the Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund will have an important influence on the commemorations.

Arts funding: why we need to widen the narrative
Lobbying for more arts funding won’t work without a broader conversation on the value of the product, say leading arts…

VIDEO tour of Sculpture at Scenic World
From a harlequin by Ken Unsworth to subtle ceramics by this year's winner Jacqueline Spedding, Scenic World is fun for…

First Seen program peers into new theatrical worlds
The Street Theatre’s third annual season of works-in-progress offers up four new plays by Canberra writers.

Savages take on King Kong in Green Room Awards
An independent play has taken out almost as many Green Room Awards as the stage production ‘King Kong’ at last…

Melbourne Cabaret Festival surges despite funding snub
The festival's audience has grown by 375% since 2010 despite receiving no funding from Arts Victoria.

How will changes to Arts NSW funding structure affect you?
With promises of greater sustainability and less red tape, things are looking up under the Arts and Cultural Development Program.