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.
Dark skinned man wearing hat walking past colourful mural of a face with eye. Arts news watch

We take a look at the arts news that pushed to the top of the heap this week – these were our most read stories.

Dark Mofo 2025 makes first announcement, already generating controversy
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Road worthy: standout regional gallery exhibitions in Autumn 2025
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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina