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Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ crowned Australia’s favourite piano piece

The ABC Classic 100: Piano countdown sees Beethoven and Chopin dominate, with a record number of female and living composers…

An image from the Broadway production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, with Tony-Award winning actor Sarah Snook peering into a camera and being broadcast across multiple screens.
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Historic Tony wins for Australians Sarah Snook and more on Broadway

Actor Sarah Snook and designer Marg Horwell shine as Australia celebrates multiple Tony Award victories.

An artistic photo portrait of a young girl with long red hair feeding a long-haired dog next to her from a little orange mug. They are seated at a table with indigo blue table cloth and a yellow flower arrangement to the right.
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Opportunities and awards

Fisher’s Ghost Art Award open for entries, city council funding available, plus winner of the Fogarty Literary Award in WA…

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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week: the story behind this year’s Vivid centrepiece, a massive 3D tapestry,…

A photo of Lior, who will be at the Adelaide Guitar Festival. He is a young man with olive skin and dark, curly hair. He wears a blue t-shirt.
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Adelaide Guitar Festival announces 2025 program

Adelaide Guitar Festival program features world premieres, first-time appearances and a broad celebration of guitar-led music.

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Opportunities and awards

Ceramics prize open for entries, Artspace Studio Program artists and Australian Dance Theatre LOFT residents revealed, plus design and fashion…

A photo of an old-school box television displaying noise. There are two pot plants on both sides of the tv, and the domestic scene is covered in a red tone.
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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week: Queensland literary judges resign, David Attenborough at 99, ‘Vandemonian Lags’ reviewed…

Approximately 15 artists take a bow on stage with audience members seated in the seats in front of them and also on the stage behind them. The photo depicts the final curtain at Perth International Cabaret Festival's closing gala in 2024.
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Perth International Cabaret Festival announces sudden closure

The closure of Perth International Cabaret Festival means the loss of Western Australia's only dedicated cabaret festival.

Two woman holding each other by the shoulders with warm smiles. On the left is Karolina Ristevski, a middle-aged woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and red lipstick, and on the right is Sheridan Harbridge, a younger woman with her hair in an up-do and wearing a patterned black and white top. They appear to be standing in a corridor with pink lights behind them.
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Opportunities and awards

Commission opportunities in Perth and Victoria, plus 2025 NAS Fellows and Griffin Award winners announced.

A woman looking through a pair of opera glasses, illustrating our weekly Arts News Watch column.
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Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week: thriving regional arts, a thriving regional micro-arts business, ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’…

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