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Industry responds to ArtChain: is it all tech hot air?
ArtsHub spoke with a gallerist and an artist to get their opinion on whether the blockchain revolution will significantly impact…

Out of the lounge room, onto the dance floor
From Darwin to Melbourne, dance lovers from all walks of life unite for Big Dance.

Private collectors can't save Australian art on their own
Will the likes of Buxton Contemporary, Tarra Warra, White Rabbit and MONA sustain contemporary art development in Australia as funding…

Untold: The hidden urban art festival underneath the Nylex clock
Part of Melbourne’s iconic Nylex clock site has been transformed into a three-storey pop-up gallery in a bid to raise…

Creating work from personal experience
Sharing personal stories with the world can be emotionally taxing. Performance artist Jodee Mundy reveals what it takes to create…

First commission of a Turkish artist by the Australian War Memorial
Köken Ergun's single channel film 'Heroes' shows how different our national perspectives are when it comes to the narrative of…

How an exercise in forced intimacy led to a creative collaboration
Two award-winning visual artists who developed a friendship during a class exercise exploring tantra, are presenting work together in an…

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…