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Fun palace or community hub: What is an arts centre?
The multi-purpose nature of art centres means they can redefine the role of art in society.

Scoring a role: how do you compose music for games?
Videogames offer many opportunities for audio experts, but how do you crack into this evolving industry? We talked to Ring…

Finding new audiences starts with centring the margins
Revolutionary change was the theme of Bryan Joseph Lee’s keynote at Performing Arts Connections Australia’s conference this week.

A festival that says there's more to love
This year's Melbourne Writers Festival is all loved up so we picked nine events that reveal the heart's diversity with…

Collecting heartbreak: A museum for break ups
A travelling exhibition that tells the stories accompanying objects leftover from broken relationships is making its way to the Melbourne…

Introducing Sheona White, Penrith Regional Gallery director
With a career spanning the majors and regional galleries, libraries and contemporary art, Penrith Regional Gallery’s new director tells us…

Seven shows not to miss at Junction Arts Festival 2019
Launceston’s annual arts festival is the perfect blend of community event and high culture. Here are our recommended highlights.

From bark painting to video: innovation goes bush
Embedded in a history of self determination and activism, Yolŋu artists are rethinking traditional storytelling with a 21st century inflection,…

If you’re not being rejected, you are not applying enough
Award-winning printmaker Mark Graver has four tips for any artist wanting to kickstart their practice.

Studios as fertile ground for mid-career desert
A model for artists’ studios in Western Sydney shifts the paradigm from mere workspace to career catalyst – at a…