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Young people at The Push Stage at St Kilda Festival. 10-year plan for young Australians and music
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The Push unveils 10-year plan for young Australians and music

The Push's new national plan sets out a decade-long strategy to place Australian music on par with education, sport and…

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Writing retreats – a modern-day luxury most writers can’t actually afford 

Victoria Brownlee, author of the suspense novel The Writers Retreat, weighs up whether writing retreats are actually worth it.

UQ Art Museum is offering a new reading group for arts workers. Image: Access Lab & Library.
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UQ Art Museum: join a free online reading group for arts workers on ‘access'

UQ Art Museum has partnered with Access Lab and Library to offer a new reading group for arts workers.

The Met's Quincey Houghton delivering the Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration at NGA, Canberra. Photo: Supplied.
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10 things Australian arts institutions can learn from The Met

The Deputy Director of Exhibitions at New York’s Met Museum, Quincy Houghton, offered wisdom in difficult times during her recent…

Applications open now for Dance Rites 2026. Image: Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House | Minjil performs at Dance Rites 2024.
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 23 to 29 March 2026

This week brings opportunities for Indigenous dance groups and emerging writers, plus lucrative artist residencies.

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Opinions & Analysis

Makers are not factories, so stop treating us like one

In the rush to scale up, many makers lose sight of the value of slow making.

A woman stands on a train platform, her hair blowing around her face as a train speeds past behind her, blurred in movement. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week's Australian arts sector appointments include Opera Australia's new Director of Opera.

Abbotsford Convent. Photo: Abbotsford Convent Foundation.
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Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives: 9 to 15 March 2026

Throw your hat in the ring, with opportunities for writers, visual artists, screen industry, and more.

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.

A fair skinned man wearing blue shorts does a backflip of a boat into the water. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week's Australian arts sector appointments include Rachel Perkins, who joins Screen Australia as Director of First Nations Strategy, and…

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