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Craft retailer Lincraft puts final stitch in shopfronts

Craft retailer Lincraft puts final stitch in shopfronts

Beloved craft retailer Lincraft will close the remainder of its bricks and mortar stores, citing changing customer behaviour and low-cost overseas competition.

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

Archibald prize-winning artist Richard Lewer is taking up a residency at the Abbotsford Convent, a much-loved arts space that recently lost government funding.

Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some

Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some

Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some

Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some

Cartier jewellery promises to dazzle gallery-goers at the NGV with pieces worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, but does it succeed?

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Bring the yoga mat, this arts festival salutes the sun

Bring the yoga mat, this arts festival salutes the sun

The 2026 Brisbane Festival is designed for a city of early risers, with DJ sets and yoga classes part of an arts program that starts at dawn.

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne is vying for her first Tony Award after starring in a Broadway revival of the Noel Coward comedy of manners, Fallen Angels.

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

Making the King's Birthday Honours list is a moment of sweet success for Marian Jones, who has been decorating cakes for 75 years.

Indie Birthday Trip flick finds own way to the cinema

Indie Birthday Trip flick finds own way to the cinema

When satirical feature The Birthday Trip was left out of major film festivals, its makers decided they could get it onto the big screen themselves.

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'Risk of collapse': stark warning for children’s TV

'Risk of collapse': stark warning for children’s TV

'Risk of collapse': stark warning for children’s TV

'Risk of collapse': stark warning for children’s TV

A once-thriving children's television industry that shaped generations could collapse due to mounting financial pressures and a lack of investment.

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

Traditional trade uncovers magic in the humble chair

One of Australia's few remaining upholsterers unravels family histories, memories and nostalgia as she refurbishes chairs in her regional backyard studio.

Superstars band together for John Farnham tribute gig

Superstars band together for John Farnham tribute gig

Superstars band together for John Farnham tribute gig

Superstars band together for John Farnham tribute gig

A show business icon has expressed gratitude after a tribute show was announced celebrating his music and raising vital funds for charity.

Shower of sparks as singer serenades to the stars

Shower of sparks as singer serenades to the stars

Shower of sparks as singer serenades to the stars

Shower of sparks as singer serenades to the stars

The stars have aligned at an opera festival in the outback, where a star tenor has performed under a meteor shower.

Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback

Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback

Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback

Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback

Put on your fancy pants and cowboy hats: opera's annual run through a state's outback towns is back. Just look out for flying locusts.

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Indigenous artist Tony Albert has launched the annual Aboriginalia Appeal to coincide with the opening of his solo exhibition Not a Souvenir.

Music fans find groove of vinyl culture at exhibition

Music fans find groove of vinyl culture at exhibition

Music fans find groove of vinyl culture at exhibition

Music fans find groove of vinyl culture at exhibition

Music lovers can check out releases from London's The Vinyl Factory at an exhibition that celebrates the joys of vinyl records.

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Divisive former premier's statue sparks outrage

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will be immortalised in a bronze statue, with the announcement raising eyebrows among his opponents.

Enz forever? Kiwi legends tease new album ahead of tour

Always one step ahead, new wave innovators Split Enz are back for their first tour in 17 years. They're not done yet - and their hair is bigger than ever.

'Blood is Russia’s art': protesters swarm Biennale

Punk group Pussy Riot and Femen, founded in Ukraine, have staged a joint protest at this year's Venice Biennale, as Russia returns to the prestigious arts fair.

Beijing revival: destroyed art becomes art again

In 1995, a Beijing art collective voted to destroy its own work. Now its radical conceptual output has been recreated in Australia.

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Has national cultural policy revived the arts scene?

As arts bodies are defunded amid scandals and event cancellations, many in the sector are disgruntled with the national cultural policy.

Stencil artist grieves ANZAC graves destroyed in Gaza

Gallipoli Art Prize winner Luke Cornish has criticised the desecration of a Commonwealth cemetery in Gaza, in which his great-uncle was buried.

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Artists who depicted Tasmanian tigers in rock art hundreds of years ago may have seen the living animal before it died out on the mainland, researchers say.

Step on board a ship to experience the art of Dark Mofo

Dark Mofo's slate features robot dogs, a burning lizard totem, and the world's most exclusive film. The 2026 festival also takes over a Spirit of Tasmania ship.

ABC staff lament poor wages as strike, re-runs roll on

The ABC will rely on foreign content and repeats of old shows to fill 24 hours of broadcasting as its workers down tools for their first strike in decades.

Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Australia's cash-strapped arts sector could be helped by repayable loans from private donors, an inquiry has been told.

Out of the ashes, fire-hit towns join for art show

After bushfires destroyed hundreds of homes, communities have come together for an exhibition of recycled art.

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