Writing and Publishing
Is your art a hobby or a business (from the archives)
Three ways to know whether you are really in the arts business or just kidding yourself about your hobby.
Book review: Displaced by John Kinsella
Displaced: A Rural Life is an eclectic mixture of personal reminiscence, poetry, and advocacy dressed as opinion.
On the Move: Latest sector appointments & departures
Head of Sector Development role created and appointed at the Australia Council, City of Melbourne appoints Creative City Director, new…
Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside
Arts education is a powerful way to prevent prisoners from reoffending once they leave jail.
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Craft Victoria honours graduating students, 2020 Tasmania Theatre Award Winners announced, Karen Wyld to publish new manuscript, plus latest awards…
WA Museum to re-open and redefine standards
With a budget of almost $400M, the transformed WA Museum not only looks light and open, but champions a new…
Book review: Spinoza’s Overcoat by Subhash Jaireth
Subhash Jaireth deserves a place alongside other great essayists.
Book review: Lost and Found by Kip Scott
A magnificent book of photographs that speaks volumes.
Learning to rethink the value of arts consultancies
Hiring an arts consultant is not a burdensome expense; rather, it can liberate your organisation from the quagmire of a…
Cultural leadership versus ‘business as usual’
There is now no government department with ‘arts’ in the title. Our political vanishing act should be a wakeup call…