Features

The ongoing impact of gentrification on artist run spaces
Gentrification is an ongoing issue for small arts organisations, but in the ARI space, it is particularly felt and in…

Artists and arts workers reveal their personal arts heroes
The mentors, friends and colleagues who inspire us deserve to be acknowledged – so let’s take a moment to do…

The future of aesthetic use of access in art
Access is not only something for presenters to address. As successful works are created and mounted by diverse artists, it's…

The anonymous audio project that liberates your naked self
A digital installation that invites strangers to record confessionals about their bodies takes the concept of the selfie and turns…

What are the latest trends in publishing?
From sales and marketing to self-publishing trends – here's what's going on in the book world.

The remarkable prize-winning rise of our small publishers
Shortlists have become the domain of small publishers.

Doing it for the kids: the tiny revolution in our art museums
Kids are no longer an unwelcome presence in our art museums. Three of the country’s leading experts in children’s programming…

Author Raymond E Feist on the art of world-building
The internationally renowned fantasy novelist reveals the magic behind his writing, and why it’s good to talk to your characters.

Education programs put emerging playwrights centre stage
Education plays are giving emerging playwrights the opportunity to write original work, connect with younger audiences and create a name…

Is the sector over-reliant on volunteers?
When you call a plumber do you stop and think "is this person getting paid?" No, because we have labour…