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A mother and child, photographed from behind, admire Brook Andrew's neon light and painted wall artwork Loop. A model of how the world operates (detail), 2008, installation view MCA Collection: Artists in Focus, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2026. Credit: Maja Baska. arts participation
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Cost a growing factor preventing arts participation, Creative Australia’s national survey reveals

Creative Australia’s sixth National Arts Participation Survey reveals that 98% of Australians engage with the arts in some way and…

Khaled Sabsabi, conference of one's self, 2026, Australia Pavilion. Six people stand in a large, dark space, contemplating the installed artwork, which consists of a series of eight very large paintings placed together in an octagonal pattern; we can see three of the purple and green paintings, which are brightly lit by projections cast onto their surfaces.
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Khaled Sabsabi reveals details of two installations at Venice Biennale

Khaled Sabsabi has described his two installations at the Venice Biennale as 'one body with two limbs'.

federal government inquiry into arts and philanthropy: a photo of the outside of the Federal Parliament House building in Canberra, Australia.
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Can these federal parliamentarians supercharge philanthropic giving to the arts?

The first hearing of the Federal Government’s inquiry into arts philanthropy revealed there is a lot to learn about the…

Asia Pacific Arts Awards 2026 recipients at Government House Ballroom, WA. A group of 13 adults and a baby, some standing and others kneeling; the group is culturally and gender diverse, and of various ages.
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Asia Pacific Arts Awards: honouring diaspora artists and enduring connections

The Asia Pacific Arts Awards, presented by Creative Australia, celebrate creative collaborations that connect communities across borders.

Cindy Rostron, Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) Fashion Showcase at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (Hawai'i 2024). Image: Benjamin Warlngundu Ellis Bayliss.
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First Nations residency and funding opportunities a 'game changer' for artists

With a dedicated music residency and funding of up to $50,000, Creative Australia's programs for First Nations artists and young…

A close-up photograph of a person jumping from bollard to bollard on a stretch of road; the photo shows only their legs and feet. The person is wearing black pants, white socks and black and red sneakers. The photo illustrates Artshub's weekly On the Move column, which summarises the week's arts sector appointments across Australia.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A woman with short brown hair and a white top. Wenona Byrne. Writing Australia
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Wenona Byrne: 5 questions for Writing Australia's new director

Wenona Byrne discusses some of the ins and outs of her new position as Director of Writing Australia.

Wesley Enoch, a highly respected cultural leader and First Nations man, smiles at the camera. He is wearing black and a QUT sign is visible behind him.
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Wesley Enoch AM appointed as the Australia Council Board’s new Chair

Enoch, a Quandamooka man, is the first practising artist and first First Nations person to serve as the Board's Chair.

Writing Australia: a hardcopy of a manuscript on a table with a pair of glasses placed on top of the front page (birds eye view).
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Can new Writing Australia council address writers’ most urgent needs?

Will this ‘new page’ for Australia’s literary sector bring the support Australian writers and publishers have been waiting for?

A portrait photo of two men rendered in black and white.
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Lindy Lee reveals driving forces behind Venice Biennale Board meeting decision 

Former Creative Australia Board member Lindy Lee has revealed new details of the fateful Board meeting that kicked-off the Venice…

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