Writing and Publishing

Creative Australia: the sector responds
Two months after the big announcement, the budget is locked in. So how does the sector feel?

Six megatrends changing everything
Great expectations and a virtual world are among the megatrends changing the role of museums and arts organisations.

Understanding creative collaboration
From theatre to multimedia, collaboration is at the core of the creative process. The AFTRS journal Lumina is tackling the…

Unpublished Manuscript shortlist announced
Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria has announced the three manuscripts in the running for the $15,000 Premier’s Award.

Tasmanian makers fight for workshop
A month after their workshop was sold from under them, Tasmanian makers have entered survival negotiations.

Do we export enough Australian art?
We ship our food and our resources off all around the world, but when it comes to art are we…

Art industry appointments
There are new CEOs and festival directors, as well as curatorial and gallery appointments this week.

This week's award winners
The people have had their say, architects have been honoured, shortlists were revealed, and comedians commended.

From Cuba to the U.S., Hemingway returns
Unseen documents Ernest Hemingway left at his Cuban estate have finally returned to America, more than 50 years after his…

Cashed-up avatars pay out in real life
Artists are making real life money from participating in the digital world of Second Life.