Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

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

17 Jan 2025 13:09

Gina Fairley

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Keep your eye on the latest arts news. Photo: Lilartsy, Pexels.

We take a look at the arts news that pushed to the top of the heap this week. From literary legacies to music predictions, new arts venues for 2025, and a shameful theft.

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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