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How to handle criticism and naysayers
For any artist, the sting of criticism is inevitable. Here’s how to distinguish when it’s useful, how to handle it,…

A beginner’s guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music
Brian Eno’s 'Music For Airports' celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. To celebrate, we explore the ambient genre.

The extraordinary theatre of funerals
An Australian artist is exploring the feasibility of creating a new space for people who want alternative options when they…

How ArtChain will revolutionise the art market
The art world is embracing blockchain technology but what is this global trend? And why is this Australian innovation leading…

'Standing room only': Bundanon at critical turning point on 25th anniversary
We remember Arthur Boyd’s vision for Bundanon to see ‘acres of people’ enjoying the intersection of art, life, landscape and…

How to write a comedy show: 24 comedians reveal their secrets
Comedy festival season is in full swing, so we asked a few comedians to share their creative processes and tips…

Adapting a post-colonial novel to talk about race today
Dominican writer Jean Rhys’ novel Wide Sargasso Sea has been adapted into a radio drama that explores race and gender…

Social practice: embedding art in community
Looking back over 12 years of social practice in Sydney’s West, Curator Anne Loxley speaks to ArtsHub about how C3West…

The women preserving Australia’s feminist history
How can we safeguard feminist works for the future? Several organisations share examples from the past and the present.

Relying on Facebook is not a good idea
AIDC panel unpacked social media algorithm changes as they disrupt indie media.