Awards

Opportunities and awards
This week's opportunities include short film funding in Blacktown and the 32nd Scarlet Stiletto Short Stories Awards, plus a call-out…

APRA Music Awards 2025 celebrate Kylie Minogue and Australian talent
The APRA Music Awards featured Australia's best and brightest music talent, along with recognition of several breakthrough artists.

Voter fraud wreaks havoc at recent music awards
An incident of voter fraud altered five out of six publicly voted winners of the 2024 Music Victoria Awards.

Percival Everett wins America's National Book Award
The biggest night in American literature celebrated a diverse group of winners in the shadow of Trump's re-election.

Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners
Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…

Powerful women creators sweep the 2024 Art Music Awards
This year's Art Music Awards offered a nod towards the lived experience of women creators, celebrating their strength and stewardship…

Photo competitions: 7 expert tips to stand out
ArtsHub summarises seven tips offered by the Head On Foundation to help photographers stand out in a competition.

Value starts with self-value, then honours follow
If we want to see more artists and arts workers included in the Order of Australia, we need to nominate…

Appalling lack of King's Birthday Honours for the arts
Where are the artists? ArtsHub takes a look at this year's King's List Honours to gauge how the arts were…

Senior First Nations artists receive recognition for lifetime achievement
Uncle Badger Bates and Aunty Mabel Juli receive Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement, while emerging First Nations excellence is…