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What getting Aboriginal art advocacy right looks like
Desart does professional development well – from a mentoring Photography Art Prize, to nurturing business skills for arts centres, and…
Why I left my art gallery
ArtsHub speaks with artists Luke Cornish (aka ELK) and Zoe Young on why they stepped away from gallery representation, and…
A catalyst for the Aboriginal art market, Papunya Tula turns 50
Christopher Hodges was one of the first Australian art dealers to represent and champion contemporary Aboriginal artists. Here, he reflects…
How the New Normal needs to become the Future Normal
While COVID brought us new conversations around digital pivots and hybrid working models, the real future normal is how to…
Art world to farewell MCA director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
After 22 years at the helm, taking the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia from near insolvency to international acclaim, Elizabeth…
Opera Review: Bluebeard’s Castle, Opera Australia
This is a power-packed psychological opera squeezed into just 60-minutes, and manages to strike a contemporary #MeToo chord and questions…
Q&A: Artist Wiliiam Yang on growing up gay and Chinese
He has been described as "the storyteller", blurring the boundaries of performance, photography and text to explore sexuality and identity…
The secrets to making it to middle age as an arts organisation
We speak with five arts organisations that have all reached the middle age milestone, to try and glean the lessons…
Why you need a Consignment Agreement for your work
Don't put yourself at risk by sending an emailed inventory of your for sale artworks or designs. Rather, use a…
The ‘business’ of craft shouldn’t be an oxymoron
Damien Wright believes the future is in the handmade, especially as we emerge as a new economy out of COVID-19,…