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Australian designers commissioned for Powerhouse Parramatta. Photo: Nic Walker / Powerhouse.
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Australian designers give heart to Powerhouse Parramatta

More than 50 Australian designers have been commissioned to fit out the new Powerhouse Parramatta, thanks to a $2.5 million…

Anna Goldsworthy's Quarterly Essay explores AI, the future and what it means to be human as technology rapidly learns to mirror us. The photo shows Goldsworthy, a fair skinned woman with long dark hair and wearing a pink, purple and green pattened dress, standing in a colonnade.
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The threat and promise of AI: an extract from Anna Goldsworthy’s Quarterly Essay

In this extract from her essay for Quarterly Essay, writer, pianist and artistic director Anna Goldsworthy muses on what it…

A mother and child, photographed from behind, admire Brook Andrew's neon light and painted wall artwork Loop. A model of how the world operates (detail), 2008, installation view MCA Collection: Artists in Focus, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2026. Credit: Maja Baska. arts participation
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Cost a growing factor preventing arts participation, Creative Australia’s national survey reveals

Creative Australia’s sixth National Arts Participation Survey reveals that 98% of Australians engage with the arts in some way and…

Damien Frost, Tyler Darke at Berlin Berlin - Egg Club, Kings Cross, London, 2018. Courtesy: the artist.
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Photographer Damien Frost headlines 2026 New Annual festival

There will be some Australian faces in Damien Frost's upcoming exhibition at New Annual in Newcastle.

Taiwanese theatre producer BaoBao Chen and Australian music and film producer Tim Cole won at Creative Australia's 2026 Asia Pacific Arts Awards. Photo: Pia Barrera.
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Creative Australia's Asia Pacific Arts Awards: nominate someone today!

Do you know someone making a difference through their art? Get them in the running for the Asia Pacific Arts…

Plastic chairs hang from hooks in an outdoor market, looking as if they're piled atop each other or about to break free. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s Australian arts sector appointments include new Chairs at The Song Room and the Art Gallery South Australia Foundation.

Think of your grant application document as your advocate in the room. Photo: Ayyeee Ayyeee / Pexels.
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What grant assessors actually see when they read your application

After years of writing her own grant applications, Cat Dibley began assessing them. Here are her best grant writing tips.

Photo: Andrew Moca / Unsplash.
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The next national cultural policy must put artistic freedom before ‘social cohesion’

It's now a familiar phrase in the arts, but social cohesion must not unseat the commitment to freedom of expression.

Photo: Francesco Gallarotti / Unsplash.
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 1 to 7 June include major fellowships to Paris and a free Sydney rehearsal space.

Hettie Perkins presenting her ABC TV series Art + Soul in 2010. Image: HIbiscus Films.
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Bronwyn Bancroft and Hetti Perkins recognised in First Nations Arts and Culture Awards

Alongside recognising the contribution of veteran artists and cultural leaders, the First Nations Arts and Culture Awards also announed a…

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