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Creative State one year on
One year since the Victorian Government announced an extra $115 million in cultural investment, what has the program achieved, and…
Five tips to get the most out of your work day
Drinking coffee at work has a range of benefits, plus four more.
Contemporary art replaces industrial giant
When industry moved out and left a country town floundering, art festival Cementa moved in to activate it.
Finding the right place to sell your art
A new kind of gallery space is emerging, straddling the distance between the traditional commercial gallery and the artist-run not-for-profit.
What's hot in comedy in 2017
From comedians who deliberately make you sad to a new wave of feminist humour, comedy festivals are the perfect time…
Age discrimination on the increase
Young workers expect older colleagues to get out of the way, freeing up jobs and ceding key cultural spaces.
Radical self-care we need more than a manicure
Self-care has been hijacked by a consumption-driven wellness industry but activists are reclaiming it as a political act which defies…
20 ways to read more
Some of the world's most successful people read voraciously. But can mere mortals do it too?
On the cusp of a new renaissance
In the old stereotype artists are driven by inspiration but in the new renaissance they will be cultural producers working…
Caring for our arts elders
A documentary filmmaker and the creative director of a new festival discuss ways in which we can foster greater respect…