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arts boards: an empty board meeting room with a central large table and 8 chairs.
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Message to arts boards in the wake of MSO crisis

In a tough time for arts leaders, some in the sector are speaking up about arts governance structures... Is it…

Four figures dressed like cowboys emerge from a yellow-lit haze. A woman kneels in the foreground over a backpack. This is a scene from the 2024 production of NORPA's 'Wildskin'. Photo: Kurt Petersen.
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From proscenium arch to place-based: reimagining Wildskin

Adapting an existing work for an entirely new setting is not without its challenges, but overcoming such challenges leads to…

A woman prepares for an acting school audition.
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Are auditions for acting schools fair?

Auditions at acting schools have become a mini industry. But many are concerned about the practice's economics and accessibility.

Scott Redford, 'Auto Rothkos', installation view at NAP Contemporary in Mildura, one of the new regional galleries. A minimalistic space with a hot pink care to the left hand side.
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Transforming a car warehouse and reviving a flooded city: what 2 private galleries bring to the regional ecology

Commercial galleries in regional settings are attracting artists and visitors through innovative means.

Jessica Cottis, a fair-skinned woman with long dark hair tied back behind her head, conducts the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. She wears a black jacket over a white shirt, and holds a white baton in her raised right hand.
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Celebrating connection and story: Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season

Jessica Cottis, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the CSO, discusses her 2025 season and the importance of commissioning new…

Roxane Gay is a woman with light brown skin, short pepper hair. She is looking at the camera with a confident smile and an arch in her brow, sitting on a tan leather sofa against a white wall.
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Roxane Gay on fierce opinions and why it’s good to be a little delusional

The New York Times writer Roxane Gay spoke in front of an enthusiastic Melbourne crowd on Tuesday night.

pvi Director Kelli McCluskey outside the BHP offices in Perth, standing in front of a giant poster that looks like an invoice from pvi to BHP.
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pvi collective delivers carbon invoices to fossil fuel companies

A collective at the apex of interventionist art used the language of economics to open dialogue with fossil fuel companies……

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Webinar #7 – Working with First Peoples – a creative industries overview

The latest Creative Exchange free webinar is now available to view online.

The cast of Trent Dalton's Love Stories is preparing for their Brisbane Festival debut.
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Trent Dalton's Love Stories – stage adaptation premieres at Brisbane Festival

After the immense success of 'Boy Swallows Universe', Dalton returns to the Brisbane stage with a new theatrical adaptation.

A composite image featuring the covers of a range of Australian books.
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Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts

The Books & Ideas team at 'The Conversation' and their literary friends, list their favourite Australian books of this century.

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