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A box-ticking compliance conundrum is killing art and creativity

Australia’s box-ticking grant application culture may be stifling the very art it aims to serve.

Second Echo Ensemble at the From Barriers to Belonging forum. Photo: Laura Purcell.
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Australia’s arts and disability movement is gaining new momentum

The National Director of Arts and Disability Network Australia says there will be no more decisions about us without us.

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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 February to 1 March 2026

Opportunities for budding comedy critics, First Nations performers, excellence in humanities, and more.

Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks MP. Image: Supplied.
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Victoria’s Creative Industries Minister responds to arts funding debate: building a creative sector for all Victorians

Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks says the commentary over the recent round of Victorian Government funding to creative…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Thelma 2024 (detail) by National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 Finalist, Em Jensen | opportunities and awards
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 16 to 22 February 2026

Closing soon: amazing opportunities for musicians, photographers, poets and literary journals.

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Support Act’s Dr Ash King leads Culture of Creativity workshop at BIGSOUND 2025. Image: Randolph Fields.
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Beyond the music: how Support Act is caring for Australia’s creative workforce

Support Act offers free mental health support, training and advocacy for (and by) creative industries workers.

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Opinions & Analysis

2026 is the year the art world finally gets real – and other predictions

January’s prediction season is now over, so what has stuck as the key drivers shaping the art world in 2026?

Opportunities, arts grants, grants for artists | The Frank Van Straten Fellowship 2026 will provide special access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection. Image: Supplied/Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 9 to 15 February 2026

This week: exciting opps for performing arts enthusiasts, emerging circus performers, and visual artists.

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