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2026 Venice Biennale: artist Gabrielle Goliath and curator Ingrid Masondo.
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Censorship concerns sparked as another Venice Biennale artist cancelled

South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister has cancelled his country’s chosen project for the 2026 Venice Biennale, reigniting arts censorship…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Placeholder Residency at Field Rooms, Waterloo. Photo: Joshua Morris.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 18-25 January 2026

A new creative residency in Waterloo, plus development opportunities for dancers, performance artists, and more.

Adelaide Writers' Week at the 2025 Adelaide Festival. Audiences sit under blue shade cloths in the park at Adelaide Writers' Week.
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New Adelaide Festival Board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and former Writers' Week Director Louise Adler

48 hours after its appointment, the new Adelaide Festival Board has apologised 'unreservedly' and recinded the old Board's actions.

Four books in a pile; the topmost book is open, with two pages bent together to form the shape of a love heart. Indie Book Awards 2026, indie book awards
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Shortlist announced for Indie Book Awards 2026

The nation's indie booksellers have spoken, so which authors are up to win Book of the Year?

Suichu Spica performs at SXSW Sydney Music Festival 2024 Opening Night Party. A guitarist with green hair stands with their back to the camera, their instrument slung in front of them and hands raised. A large crowd faces them.
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SXSW Sydney quietly cancels 2026 festival and all future events

After three years, SXSW Sydney is calling it quits.

A black and white photo of a coffin heaped with flowers in the back of a hearse. Adelaide Writers Week
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Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down

A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…

Louise Adler has resigned as Director of Adelaide Writers Week.
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Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens

With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…

Randa Abdel-Fattah Adelaide Writers Week
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Adelaide Writers Week in disarray as almost 100 writers boycott over Board’s ‘censorship’ of Randa Abdel-Fattah

Helen Garner, Melissa Lucashenko and Zadie Smith are among the more than 40 writers to have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers…

A young man wearing a beanie sitting at his desk with a laptop and drawing on a small surface. Opportunities for creatives.
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From money advice to must knows: career lessons from 2025

Career lessons, tips and advice to ensure 2026 is smooth sailing in your arts job and creative practice.

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