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More nationally significant artworks reach regional Australia

Five eastern Australian galleries will be loaned pieces from the national collection to share with regional and suburban communities.

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Australian cultural organisations receive performance grants

Newly awarded grants set to put Australian artists on the world stage

Lionel Rose in Tokyo, 1968.

Exhibitions from national collecting institutions to tour

$1 million from the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program will support new exhibitions to hit the road.

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New data released on the value of Australia’s cultural and creative sector

Updated estimates of cultural and creative activity in Australia 2014-15 to 2023-24 have been released.

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