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.

25 Apr 2025 9:00

Gina Fairley

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These were our highest ranking stories, in terms of what you read this week:

Kusama breaks record to be crowned queen in Australian exhibition history
NGV’s Yayoi Kusama breaks exhibition attendance record and opening hours are extended until midnight for final weekend.

$15,000 for artists to test the limits of small sculpture
Let your imagination run wild at the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with cash on offer and zero entry fees. (Sponsored)

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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