ArtsHub Weekly Roundup: Opportunities, Grants, Awards, and Sector Shifts

ArtsHub's weekly opportunities list for 14 to 20 September 2026 features prizes, funding, and a residency with AANT. PICA offers Quick Response Residencies of one to four weeks and Hyper Local Residencies, five-month extended programs for mid-career Boorloo/Perth-based artists developing long-term projects. The Art for Takayna residency, led annually by the Bob Brown Foundation, takes artists into Tasmania's wild Takayna region. Recent ArtsHub interviews include Australian filmmakers attempting an action film on a $30,000 budget, veteran photojournalist Lorrie Graham on five decades of work, and artists from the Art for Takayna residency using their practice for environmental action. In sector news, leadership changes are underway at university and regional art galleries. An opinion piece examines dystopian narratives, citing Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, as a failure of imagination. The OzAsia Festival will end after 20 years, with Adelaide Festival Centre shifting to year-round programming of Asian voices. ArtsHub, marking 25 years, is an independent Australian arts resource.