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Alexis Wright. Praiseworthy. Stella Prize. A middle aged First Nations woman sits on couch that is covered with a striped throw. The couch is angled towards the camera and her arm lies along the top of it, holding a pair of glasses. There is a bookcase behind her and she has shoulder length brown wavy hair, a grey ish jacket over a blue shirt and a light blue and brown mottled scarf.
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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize 2024

The celebrated Waanyi author is now a two-time winner of the Stella Prize.

Wool clock from 1942 Uluru Collection by Dame Zandra Rhodes, donated to Powerhouse. Image: Supplied. A model with dramatic makeup lying in a forest seen from bird's eye view with a patterned wool clock covering her body.
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British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes donates Uluru Collection to Powerhouse

Garments inspired by Rhodes' 1970s trip to Australia will enter Powerhouse's collection.

Mandy Martin, ‘Adelaide Railway Station 2 (detail)’, 1973, screenprint, ink on paper, Ann Newmarch Collection. Image: © the Estate of the artist. A vintage coloured photograph showing three woman in farmer wear walking in a field. Two others are leisurely seated at the back.
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If you don’t fight … you lose

The latest exhibition at FUMA spotlights the overlooked contributions of Adelaide’s Progressive Art Movement and the history of student protests.

Craft Lab returns to Ballarat Mining Exchange as part of Ballarat Heritage Festival. Photo: Supplied. Three woman gathering near a timbre table displaying round crafts vases. They are in a bustling indoor environment.
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UNESCO City of Crafts puts craftsmanship on the dinner table

Ballarat Heritage Festival presents Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, where local makers will have their pieces spotlighted and taken…

Illuminate Adelaide. A silhouetted figure gazes at an art installation comprising red threads of light in a large dark space.
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Illuminate Adelaide reveals 2024 program

From free illuminations to experimental music, the winter festival returns to Adelaide for its fourth year.

Revealed. Image is of people in a gallery looking at Aboriginal paintings on the walls.
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New era for largest Aboriginal art exhibition with Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub WA at the helm

AACHWA is leading Revealed 2024, in partnership with Fremantle Arts Centre.

Photo: Anna Shvets, Pexels. A hand reaching out from the right hand corner of the image holding a trophy in baby pink and blue. There is confetti in the air and the background is also pink.
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Opportunities and awards

Fifty Squared Art Prize open for entries, plus winner of Calibre Essay Prize and finalists of wearable art, and more!

A silhouette of a person setting up a stage in a darkened space with rigging and a lit-up screen projection behind them.
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Alarming cost increases for arts organisations not in-line with funding levels

How many more arts organisations will have to cancel or reduce their programming under the weight of rising costs?

A woman of Asian appearance sits on a stool smiling at the camera. She has long dark hair and wears an orange-brown outfit. The background is indistinct.
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New musical celebrates Australian inventiveness

The creation of the black box flight recorder is the focus of a new musical theatre production opening at QPAC…

Lake Taupo. A Maori rock carving in a cliff face above water.
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New Zealanders' relationship with the arts revealed

A look at Creative NZ’s recently released triennial survey, with some in-depth insight into how Aotearoa views the arts and…

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