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Arts advocacy in the era of the barbecue-stopper
It doesn’t always involve conflict or the hip pocket nerve, so how do arts advocates get government and media attention?

Kaine Sultan-Babij
A recent graduate from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, Kaine Sultan-Babij’s dances share ancient stories with a contemporary…

Which Australian estate is named after The Beatles?
New City Gallery exhibition reveals surprising insight into Melbourne's street names.

2013 National Print Award winners announced
The annual Community Printmakers National Print Prize awards were launched with an exhibition at the Tweed River Art Gallery in…

Miles courts Stella in 2013 Miles Franklin Shortlist
The Trust Company, as Trustee, today announced the shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award, comprised entirely of female…

The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award 2013 goes to... no one
While the Stella Prize celebrates and the Miles Franklin reveals its all-female shortlist, one famed literary award will not be…

Blurring the lines between community and professional arts
Little Woods Gallery is seeking proposals in June for artists to exhibit in a part community part professional art space.

Blue Mountains artist awarded $20,000
Daniel Kotja's Reflect Phi(a momen) sculpture was the winner of this year's Scenic World Acquisitive Prize.

Not the Bolshoi, but the rest of us still get Russian ballet this year
Brisbane is getting the Bolshoi but more than 20 Australian cities will see the Russian National Ballet Theatre tours in…

Arena Theatre Company announces new Executive Producer
Lee Casey leaves MICF to join Melbourne's leading theatre company for young people.