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10-year look back at major performing arts festivals shows some things haven’t changed

As some prominent performing arts festivals wrap up their programs for another year, we take a reflective look back on…

A young First Nations child wearing a mask, cape and holding a shield with Aboriginal colours, black red and yellow, standing on discarded vehicles against the Australian desert landscape.
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Rencontres d'Arles 2025 in France to show pioneering Australian photography for the first time

PHOTO Australia has struck up a partnership with the French festival Rencontres d'Arles to spotlight 17 Australian photographic artists.

A young Asian man sitting by a grand piano outside the South Melbourne Town Hall, surrounded with scaffolding.
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South Melbourne Town Hall abandoned for five years, now arts sector and locals take matter into their own hands

The Australian National Academy of Music is calling for the revitalisation of South Melbourne Town Hall, joined by hundreds of…

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VPLAs winners announced

Wanda Gibson’s 'Three Dresses' has made history as the first winner of the Children's Prize category to also receive the…

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What the arts sector can learn from the latest media landscape report

The latest survey of Australian journalists reveals concerns but also opportunities for arts reporting.

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Hilma af Klint: should art be for the public, despite the artist's wishes?

A disparate voice from the Hilma af Klint Foundation hopes to fulfil the artist's legacy by making her work available…

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Bold decision by Reserve Bank bucks conservative views on $5 banknote redesign

The redesign of the $5 banknote will centre First Nations art in an enduring statement for our future.

A black and white photograph, taken in 1962, of a large modern light-filled gallery space showing an exhibition with paintings on the walls and sculptures installed in the space. There are three well-dressed people in the gallery looking at the art.
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Short history of Australian artists at Venice Biennale reveals some irony within current furore

What does an eye over the history reveal about the Creative Australia Board’s recent Venice Biennale decision?

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Opinions & Analysis

The undercutting of industry standards: how low pay is eroding fair wages in the arts

The misuse of sector jobs sites by companies with the resources to pay fairly needs to end.

PEN America's latest report shows book bans are at an all-time high in the United States and is unfairly targeting vulnerable communities.
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Book bans are at an all time high, new report finds

The latest report from PEN America shows American book bans more than doubled than the previous year.

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