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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We take a look at the arts news that pushed to the top of the heap this week. The visual arts sector and spring concert season dominated the reads this week, as well as the ongoing Creative Australia-Venice Biennale saga. There were are most read stories this week:

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina