Industry

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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?

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.

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.

Which 12 titles made the Stella Prize longlist 2025?
Seven fiction, four non-fiction and one poetry collection make up the Stella Prize longlist for 2025.

Brisbane arts precinct braces for dangerous Cyclone Alfred
As south-east Queensland braces for the dangerous Cyclone Alfred, Brisbane's art precinct, poised on the edge of the Brisbane River,…