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'Victorian vampires' wins popular vote at Australian Life photography competition, taken by Chrissie Hall of herself and her two daughters dressed up. The photo sets up the ambiance of a Victorian era home with animal taxidermy, vintage leather sofas and low lighting. The three are depicted wearing black and red gowns and sharp vampire teeth.
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Dark Mofo 2025 call-out, last chance to enter Ulrick and Schubert Photography Award, plus winners of Impact Awards and more!

The exterior of CCP’s Fitzroy home. A rectangular white brick building at dusk.
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A giant in photography falls – for now

The Centre for Contemporary Photography has laid off staff and will vacate its existing premises at the end of this…

Architectural render of Townsville Concert Hall. A view from outdoor of a concert hall building in sunny Townsville. Arts funding now gone.
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North Queensland arts community calls for #Artsban as Council pulls $150 million funding

The 40-year fight for a purpose-built concert hall in Townsville has once again hit a dead end and tempers are…

'While the World Waits' an Arts Outwest curated exhibition recently opened at NSW Parliament House. A group of people standing in front of several artworks hung on a burgundy coloured wall. They are clapping and looking towards a middle-aged woman standing in the centre waving her hand at the camera.
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'Hey, don't forget us!': do regional tours need to prove their worth?

Touring exhibitions can be resource efficient for regional galleries, while others are championing for locally-produced shows to build regional networks.

Second Generation Collective awarded $100,000 through Creative Australia’s VACS Major Commissioning Projects Fund/PICA. A woman with flow brown hair swept up by the wind. She is hinding her face behind her hands with Farsi text. She is standing in a desert.
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Peter Porter Poetry Prize welcomes submissions, new Deaf Writing Commission, plus winners of PICA commissions and new ARIA Hall of…

A woman holding a colourful abstract artwork that blocks out her face with colourful squiggles on her body. She is standing against a white backdrop.
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ArtsPay joined by Australian Cultural Fund to support alternative funding model for the arts

The Australian Cultural Fund is the first government agency to join ArtsPay, a payment processing platform that shares profits with…

Leila Gurruwiwi accepts award for Ngali, Business Achievement Award at National Indigenous Fashion Awards 2024. Leila is a woman with dark brown skin and closely shaved black hair, wearing a black dress and earthy coloured shawl, holding the award certificate with a large shell at the centre. She is surrounded by a model on each side wearing patterened garments in front of a photo wall.
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Grants for professional development, fringe festival call-out, plus winners of Australian Wearable Art Festival, and finalists of Woollahra Small Sculpture…

2024 Australian Women in Music Awards finalists announced. Image: Vanessa Amorosi performing at AWMA 2023. A women with long brown hair singing on stage with her eyes closed and arms outstretched. The background appears to be a projection of light shining across a body of water.
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Regional Landscape Prize call-out, invitation to take part in queer photoshoot, plus winners of Queensland Premier's Drama Awards and finalists…

Finalists for 2024 World of WearableArt Competition announced, including Sol Invictus, who was also a finalist of 2023 WOW. A model wearing a golden wings on her head and an armour resembling the sun, standing in a power pose with more performers in the background.
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Opportunities and awards

Creative Futures Fund for works of scale, international opportunities, plus Adelaide chorus strikes gold in Aotearoa and finalists of National…

Tantrum Youth Arts brings 'WonderCity' to New Annual, featuring an ensemble of young performers. Photo from a low angel as kids run and jump across a concrete pathway outdoors towards the camera.
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Youth arts project wins funding, with young performers excited to be 'a tiny bit famous'

New funding will assist Tantrum Youth Arts to present a playful walking trail of Newcastle curated by young performers.

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