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Exhibition space with designed household objects in subtle tones. Design Craft Victoria

Does a design exhibition look different when you hand your gallery over to Vogue’s style editor?

Reinventing how to work across sectors, Craft invited Joseph Gardner to centre makers in the design landscape.

Gina Fairley

Dec 15, 2025
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The year that was: 9 arts luminaries share their views on 2025

ArtsHub takes the pulse on what the sector thought of 2025. This is what they said.

Gina Fairley

Dec 15, 2025
Image: Hulki Okan Tabak on Unsplash.
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Latest Theatre Network data on salaries in the small-to-medium performing arts sector

Theatre Network Australia's latest salary survey reveals the number of permanent full-time staff in the small-to-medium performing arts sector is…

Jo Pickup

Dec 15, 2025
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Richard Watts

Dec 15, 2025
View of gallery installation with abstract colourful paintings, and blue gallery walls. Tom Polo. best exhibitions 2025
Features

Which exhibitions got 5-star reviews in 2025?

The 15 exhibitions that earned five stars from ArtsHub reviewers span from immersive installations to jewellery and glass art.

Gina Fairley

Dec 14, 2025
Nanci Nott's 5 best books of 2025.
Features

My 5 best books of 2025, from poetry to politics

For this ArtsHub reviewer, the best books of the year ran from compelling fiction and poetry to a dictionary of…

Nanci Nott

Dec 12, 2025
Robyn Reynolds and Chris Nguyen at their wedding. Photo: Supplied.
Features

Live comedy dating shows are on the rise, combining love and laughter

Audiences are flocking to comedy dating shows, looking for laughs and maybe a little chance at love too.

Daniel Herborn

Dec 11, 2025
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The front door of Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, with Nathan Beard's 'Floral Histories' installed. The portico of a Victorian-era building flanked by two old-fashioned lamp posts; floral artworks are visible in the windows on either side of the portico.
Opinions & Analysis

20 years of Arts House: reflecting on where it all began

The founding Artistic Director of Arts House takes a look back at the early days of Melbourne’s home of contemporary…

Steven Richardson
Victoria's Minister for Creative Industries the Hon. Colin Brooks MP speaks at the launch of La Mama Theatre's 2026 program on 27 October.
Opinions & Analysis

La Mama 2026 and beyond: reflect, reconnect, relaunch

La Mama reopens after a year of reflection and reconnection, doubling down on ‘complete artistic freedom’ and committing to staging…

Julian Meyrick
Northeast Party House play the UOW Uni Bar as part of Great Southern Nights 2025. The photograph , taken from the side of the stage, shows the alt-electro dance band's members playing live with a university student crowd dancing and enjoying the gig visible in front of the stage. The photograph illustrates a story on AI copyright advocacy.
Opinions & Analysis

Anatomy of a campaign: What the AI copyright win teaches us about collaborative advocacy

Nicholas Pickard of APRA AMCOS takes us behind the scenes of the major AI copyright campaign and finds many lessons…

Nicholas Pickard
woman with dark hair in black dress, smiling and giving speech in gallery. ADC
Opinions & Analysis

With ADC’s forced closure, CEO reflects on ambition and legacy

CEO Lisa Cahill reflects on Australian Design Centre in the wake of the organisation’s announced 2026 closure.

Lisa Cahill
Image: Xan Griffin on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

We've achieved a successful AI copyright ruling – but 'significant' advocacy is still needed

The CEO of the Australian Publishers Association welcomes the recent TDM ruling, which upholds authors' copyright in the training of…

Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson

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Sweet Charity review: capturing hearts at QPAC

The all-Australian cast shines in this production of the Tony Award-winning musical Sweet Charity.

Brooke Maddison

Dec 15, 2025
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The Heir Apparent review: Rebecca Armitage has right royal fun

Hollywood royalty Reese Witherspoon has given her nod of approval to The Heir Apparent, choosing it as the December pick…

Lisette Drew

Dec 15, 2025
Shrimp Show. Installation view, Velvet Lobster. Photo: Supplied.
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Shrimp Show review: Velvet Lobster shines a light on emerging Australian artists

Shrimp Show marks the first anniversary of this exciting new Sydney gallery.

Solomiya Sywak

Dec 11, 2025
Di Morrissey. Photo: Pan Macmillian.
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The Endless Sky review: Di Morrissey delivers an endearing outback saga

Prolific Australian author Di Morrissey returns with her 31st novel, cleverly blending adventure, mystery and media-world drama.

Bridget Ross

Dec 11, 2025
Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam outfit is featured in DIVA. Image: Supplied.
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Diva review: mighty goddesses unite in this glittering exhibition

The first exhibition at Melbourne's new Australian Museum of Performing Arts is a star-studded look at the diva through the…

Stephen A Russell

Dec 11, 2025

Career Articles

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Managing media interviews with confidence is a skill. Photo: Greta Hoffman / Pexels.
Career Advice

An arts guide to dealing with the media like a pro

For arts organisations and artists, media interviews can be a steep learning curve. This media veteran's guide unpacks everything you…

Michael Reid OAM
Image of a road with a single person walking down it and it is covered with sand. Superannuation
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Strangled by superannuation: I'm a struggling artist, but I have to pay super

Sole trader creatives get the benefit of superannuation on the one hand, but are strangled by mandatory payments on the…

Gina Fairley
Woman performing cabaret act in living room. House concerts
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House concerts – what are they, and are they on the rise?

ArtsHub talks with producer Drew Fairley on the pros and cons of presenting house concerts.

Gina Fairley
Women with dark hair wearing beige dress standing in front of black and white photographic portrait. Tina Arena
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In conversation with Tina Arena: 50 years on from her Young Talent Time debut

Tina Arena shares career wisdoms and warnings, on the occasion of her celebratory portrait commission for the National Portrait Gallery.

Gina Fairley
Women photojournalist wearing conflict protection with two boys in arid landscape. Photojournalist
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Want to be a photojournalist? Penny Stephens reveals how

Delve into the career of a photojournalist with Penny Stephens.

Gina Fairley

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