Writing and Publishing

The art of balancing study and work
There are many benefits to gaining relevant industry experience while you’re still studying. Current and past students tell us why.

Sector self-sabotage: hiring the wrong people
Arts organisations are prioritising commercial and business skills in new employees instead of innovation and creativity, research shows.

Career Spotlight: Publisher
The publisher is the acquisitor, decision maker, planner – from nurturing a writer's very first ideas to ensuring the smooth…

Applause: recent winners
Fellowship shortlist announced; Print award winner revealed; Brisbane and Perth celebrate art prize winners, and many more.

1946 – The Making of the Modern World by Victor Sebestyen
Learning lessons of history can surely be seen as a pressing necessity.

Australian History in 7 Questions by John Hirst
It is not possible to cover Australian history in seven questions. Inevitably a work that tries to do so must…

Friday essay: why libraries can and must change
In the age of the globalisation of everything – and the privatisation of everything else – libraries can and must…

Softly softly builds an art fair with balls
The word from the top is that Sydney Contemporary is looking to adopt the Frieze and Miami model.

Small galleries with big fair impact
ArtsHub speaks with small galleries making a big impact at Sydney Contemporary and Spring 1883 art fairs.

WA state budget cautiously welcomed
Funding for the arts in the new Western Australian government’s first budget has remained stable.