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Australian comedians the ones to watch at Sydney Comedy Festival
Festival Director Jorge Menidis says Australian comedians are among the most exciting acts to appear in the festival’s program.

Skin comes alive as tattoos rise as 3D landscapes
Alison Bennett’s photographs of tattoos and scars pop off the wall with the help of an app.

OzAsia Festival announces first major act for 2014
A dance drama from Adelaide’s sister state, the Chinese province of Shandong, will headline the festival in September.

Artbank unveils its latest commission
Justene Williams references cubism, Soviet science fiction and atomic bomb propaganda.

Kulcha WA to close
Western Australia’s peak body for multicultural arts is winding up its operations due to a lack of government support.

Cultural diversity the focus of new Playwriting Australia initiative
The Lotus Asian-Australian Playwriting Project provides training and mentoring for would-be playwrights.

Bendigo Art Gallery's pull back and reveal
A day of free public programs are scheduled to celebrate a new wing and a new future for Bendigo Art…

SafARI tackles the topics faced by ARIs
A forum focused on Artist Run Initiatives runs alongside the Biennale, highlighting experimental and emerging practitioners.

Bonhams London calling Australia
Art experts head from the UK with the offer of free valuations, in search of works for Bonhams’ London sale.

Butch Cassidy under the hammer
If it’s cultural memorabilia that interests you then Bonhams’ New York sale of pieces from The Caren Archive is a…