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Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories with ArtsHub's arts news watch column. Photo depicts a woman in a white sleeveless dress standing amidst the bright green leaves of a tree; her face is obscured by a giant cartoon eye.
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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

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Creative Australia back-pedals on 2026 Venice Biennale selection in response to ‘divisive debate’

Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino have been dropped as the artistic team with a Senator criticising earlier work featuring the…

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Exhibition review: A Bigger View, HOTA

Referencing the work of David Hockney in its title, 'A Bigger View' broadens perspectives for visitors to HOTA.

Take your date on a gallery visit for Valentine’s Day 2025. A photo of two women standing side by side with their backs to the camera, looking at a wall of drawings and a hanging mobile.
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Valentine's Day 2025: what a gallery visit can reveal about your date

Visiting a gallery on Valentine's Day can be a fun and interactive activity that offers a gateway into understanding more…

NAVA launches its Disability Action Plan

NAVA intends to challenge ableism and promote equitable conditions for people with disability through its new action plan.

Thousands of artists are trying to shutdown a large-scale auction of works built with AI. (Image: generated by ChatGPT, using concepts explored by artists Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon).
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Mass theft or luxury art? World-first AI art auction faces a massive backlash

Thousands of artists are saying the world's first large-scale high-end art auction featuring AI models is an act of mass…

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Public art commissions by leading Australian artists transform Docklands

A commissioned art collection has been introduced as part of an initiative to broaden culture and community in the .

The Bald Archy is open to artists of all ages, and prioritizes humor. Image: one of last year's finalists, 'The Block Tent City' by Elle McKay.
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Bald Archy Prize announces 2025 finalists with Raygun as prominent figure

Running for almost 30 years, the ultra-accessible Bald Archy Prize is judged by a cockatoo.

Asian man in dark suit standing in front of building in formal pose. Victor Wang. Artspace.
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Beijing curator, Victor Wang to lead Artspace into its future

Moving from Beijing to Sydney, Victor Wang brings a global community of contacts and context to shape the future of…

A photograph by Ian Wood capturing a badger in an urban setting, illuminated by the street lamp, looking at a graffiti badger holding pistols on the wall.
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Opportunities and awards

Fringe commissions, literary travel fund, plus CAT Studio Residents announced, plus finalists of Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence.

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