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Why a wellbeing helpline for the arts industry is a good idea
A recently-launched helpline aims to provide crisis support for people working in all facets of the Australian music industry.

How a regional race riot from the 1860s is impacting artists today
Australia’s first race riot has an uncanny parallel to contemporary narratives, which are fleshed out in a new exhibition at…

How an Australian museum uncovered a 'forgotten period' of history
An exhibition showcasing a collection of rare analogue synthesizers uncovers a forgotten period in experimental electronic music at the Grainger…

Why museum tours don’t have to be boring
Museum Hack founder Nick Gray, turned the "museum tour" on its head at the Creative State Summit, offering new ways…

Sydney artists are being priced out – here’s how to bring them back
There is already a shortage of creative spaces outside the city centre, and inner city artists’ movement to the suburbs…

Booking for sustainability – building a relationship with a venue
Carriageworks Director, Lisa Havilah says that building long-term relationships with artists, and ensuring they have a purpose, is key to…

It’s a tough gig: gender inequality in the music industry
In the shadow of Hollywood’s battle with gender inequality, the music industry continues to be dominated by men at nearly…

Expanding Australia's cultural narratives on stage
Set in contemporary Western Sydney, Aanisa Vylet’s play, 'The Girl / The Woman', explores the interior lives of a first…

Price first, design later - how the arts can learn from IKEA
Setting the price point for an arts event can often be the death of it. IKEA demonstrate how flipping the…

Spencer Tunick on lending his signature aesthetic to global activism
ArtsHub speaks to New York-based photographer and installation artist Spencer Tunick about global activism and what it's like to direct…