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$15,000 for artists to test the limits of small sculpture

Let your imagination run wild at the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with cash on offer and zero entry…

Khaled Sabsabi, a middle-aged Lebanese Australian man with thin, should-length black hair, gray beard, wearing black shirt and pants, standing against a graffitied brick wall.
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Khaled Sabsabi twice cancelled – Monash University 'indefinitely postpones' exhibition

Monash University's Board is behind the decision to pull an upcoming exhibition including Khaled Sabsabi's works from its art museum.

Meta is now battling multiple court cases, defending itself against claims of mass theft. Image: Julio Lopez on Unsplash.
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Revealed: Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI engine

A new investigation has revealed Meta used millions of pirated publications to train its new AI systems.

The 'Save Our Arts' campaign is targeting marginal seats ahead of the election, fighting for more support for Australian music. Image: Etienne Girardet on Unsplash.
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Advocacy body warns Australian music in crisis, targets marginal seats

With rising national concerns over streaming services and a troubled live music industry, the national 'Save Our Arts' campaign is…

Performing arts festivals: A four cornered open stage set piece that looks like a room with no walls, on a stage with three female performers seated on lounge chairs within this set piece. They are sitting beneath a large video projector screen which is showing the face of a young woman. Three videographers are surrounding the stage filming this work as it is performed.
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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…

An elderly Indigenous woman wearing a grey and white patterned top. On the right is the cover of her book,' Three Dresses' which shows an illustration of a girl wearing a pink dress holding up a blue dress. She's on the beach with a small campsite fire lit nearby.
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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.

An exhibition of large paintings depicting circular shapes with vibrant colours, while four viewers look on.
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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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