Features
How to strengthen a fragile arts ecology
In smaller cities, the departure of key individuals can send shock waves through the local sector, while the loss of…
Creative solutions for better mental health
Artists and arts workers around the world are increasingly aware of the importance of mental health. A group of NZ…
Why immersive works are immensely popular
Immersion challenges theatrical conventions – and raises pertinent questions around consent, reciprocity, and play.
Disability access versus disability-led?
Our greatest hurdle today is recognising the shift needed from disability access and awareness, to disability-led and employment.
Busting opera wide open: the Pinchgut revolution
Ditching the curtain, delivering surpluses, and winning international awards, Pinchgut is a young company changing the face of opera in…
3 different immersive experiences
The Creative State Summit highlighted immersive works including hotels becoming sets and abandoned buildings becoming canvases.
Turning our phones off for creative inner health
Author Sebastian Smee, musician Holly Throsby and tech psychologist Jocelyn Brewer agree when it comes to switching off to embrace…
So you want my arts job: Google Arts and Culture lead
In this new series we look at some of the best jobs in the arts and ask how people got…
Australia’s Culture Building Boom: Museums
Australia’s cultural sector is under scaffolding as it faces a building boom. In this new series, we look first at…
Disability Arts: the last avant-garde?
Is it a movement or a right? A disability-led panel takes the pulse on aligning rhetoric and action when it…