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Playing on: fighting brain drain in smaller cities
Opportunity, infrastructure and cyclic patterns of migration all play a part in anchoring classical musicians’ lives in cities like Hobart…

Artists giving materials a new life
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of National Recycling Week, artists play a role in calling for more sustainable practices.

Is ‘Great Resignation’ coming for Aotearoa’s creative sector?
Should the creative industries be worried about a mass exodus after COVID? The Big Idea explores the situation in NZ.

Vale Mervyn Moriarty
With the loss of Merv Moriarty, the visual arts has lost a great champion who took his teaching to the…

How artists make climate change accessible
Artists do more than simply tell us there’s a problem: they can make complex scientific reports accessible and tangible, say…

The Joy Of Creating A Pandemic Art Island in Minecraft
People play Minecraft for all sorts of reasons. Hannah Jenkins uses it to recreate large scale, real-world artworks.

Music tapping privilege for diversity
From the punk ethos to irresistible acts for equality, musicians share reflections at the 2021 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.

How a festival's legacy shifts perception
With 1.4 million people having attended Tarnanthi since its inception, ArtsHub takes a look at the festival’s impact in shifting…

Robot art moves from cult to collections
While Squid Game and Ai-Da are trending, what's the state of robots in art? How is it impacting Australian galleries…

Art and science against the climate crisis
From COVID to climate, Rose Hiscock presents the collaborative power of arts and science to dispel myths and provoke action.