David Burton

David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.

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Artists from across the country will gather in Sydney for the National Indigenous Art Fair in July. The photo shows a woman looking through a stack of unframed Indigenous paintings on linen; more Indigenous artworks hang behind her.
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Remote artists to gather in Sydney for 2025 National Indigenous Art Fair

The National Indigenous Art Fair brings First Nations artists from across the continent together on Gadigal Land in July.

The CEO of the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) joins a suite of speakers at the upcoming REMIX Summit, Sydney. Pictured are the main buildings of MoPOP: the architecture is inspired by the energy, movement and fluidity of the arts; a visually impactful image showing a series of interconnected buildings adorned in aluminum shingles in white, red and blue, which have a flowing, fabric-like quality to them.
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Beyond the exhibit: How Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture is reimagining what a museum can be

The CEO of MoPOP is heading to REMIX Summit Sydney to share her insights into ways cultural institutions can stay…

Under Michael Zavros' curatorial eye, BLEACH* Festival arrives at the Gold Coast later this year. Three people and a horse stand on a Gold Coast beach, smiling at the camera.
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BLEACH* 2025 unveils new vision under guest artistic director Michael Zavros

Gold Coast’s contemporary arts festival BLEACH* announces world premieres, national artists and new venues.

Charging for your time can be a confusing exercise if you're going alone. The photo shows a fair-skinned male holding out, with both hands, a glass jar with a screw-on lid containing a handful of notes and coins of Australian currency.
Career Advice

What’s your time worth? A creative’s guide to charging fairly

Knowing how to charge for your time, whether in arts practice, teaching, or consulting, can feel like a minefield. Here's…

An old-fashioned alarm clock, a calendar, a pink paperclip and a pack of post-it notes photographed from above against a pink tabletop. ArtsHub's On the move column is a weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments and resignations.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of appointments and departures in the Australian arts sector.

Empire Theatre is working with metropolitan venues to develop pathways for technical theatre jobs. Image: James Newport.
Features

Regional training program tackles technical theatre jobs

With qualified stage technicians in short supply post-COVID, venues are working together to provide pathways for technical theatre jobs.

The mighty Balonne Rive at St George, Queensland, connects a string of remote towns that are buzzing with regional arts.
Features

Thriving regional arts: a Queensland artist's big impact in a small town

It's easy to forget that there are plenty of micro regional arts business across Australia doing work to connect communities…

Cynthia Erivo will star in the London remount of Kip Williams' acclaimed production of Dracula. The photo depicts a Nigerian-English actor with closely cropped and bleached hair and eyebrows, gazing intensely into the camera. She wears a black polo-necked jumper and has a striking septum ring.
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Cynthia Erivo to star in Australian-made production of Dracula

Kip Williams' global success continues, as his production of Dracula is transported to London starring Cynthia Erivo.

A production on stage with a woman sitting inside a carriage shaped like the letter ‘C’. Opera Australian production.
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Opera Australia operating at a $10 million deficit

Opera Australia's latest announcement of significant financial losses is the latest in a long string of problems for the company.

Playing around with ChatGPT for just a few minutes can illuminate new paths for your creative business. The photo shows a tablet device bearing the text ChatGPT: Optimizing language models for dialogue' written in pink text on a green background.
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Three ChatGPT experiments you can try right now

These three, short, simple experiments only take a few minutes with ChatGPT. The results may surprise you.

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