Arts education in Australia experienced a major coup last year when Italian philanthropist Dr Dino De Poli, through the Cassamarca Foundation, made a $23 million gift to nine Australian universities. Arts education in Australia experienced a major coup last year when Italian philanthropist Dr Dino De Poli, through the Cassamarca Foundation, made a $23 million gift to nine Australian universities. The gift of 900,000 euros per year for thirteen years (totalling AU$23million) was negotiated by the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) and the University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Office of Development and will fund lectureships and scholarships in the study of Italian language and culture. At the launch of…