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

Detail of a painted face and eye in blues and greens. Arts news

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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 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