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20 useful tools for writers
1. Twitter This might be obvious to some, but twitter can help. Hashtags like #wordcount and #amwriting can connect you…
The 101 year old dancer inspiring fashion
A 101-year-old dancer collaborated with a Sydney fashion designer to fund a program of creative immersion in aged care facilities…
The 50 most annoying phrases you hear at work
Arts workplaces are supposed to be creative but many are falling into management speak as if they were banks.
Inspire60: Penny Arcade
VIDEO: Described as Andy Warhol's last great superstar, performer Penny Arcade is still provoking audiences. She delivers this week's 60…
Controversy as Big West Festival announces closure
Current funding challenges facing the arts sector are not the reason for the festival’s closure says Chair, while stakeholders fume…
How the Hippie trail became a culture crawl
Forget tie dye and psychedelia. Byron Bay and surrounds have been reinvented as a mecca for classy artisans and quirky…
First Asian curator for Biennale of Sydney
Japanese curator appointed Artistic Director for the 2018 Biennale of Sydney, the first Asian curator in the exhibition’s 44-year history.
QSO Plays Dvorak
Nemanja Radulovic is a gypsy-styled wizard of the violin.
Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Mahler 6
Another excellent instalment in the MSO’s Mahler symphonic cycle under Sir Andrew Davis.
Why television likes art blurry
Have you ever noticed that many TV shows blur or avoid showing art? Here's why it happens and why it's…