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Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings
As thrilling as they are for audiences, Australia’s musical theatre scene is dominated by productions honed on the West End…
The Boy Who Lived On: 20 Years of Harry Potter
From humble beginnings, the Harry Potter books became a global phenomenon. Twenty years after the first book was published, we…
Lightbulb moments vs slow dawning: learning to love the arts
Artists and arts workers discuss falling in love with the arts – for some a flash of insight, for others…
The compulsion to create: ‘outsider art’ at MONA’s Museum of Everything
Whatever box we put them in, and none is entirely satisfactory, the artists whose works currently adorn the walls of…
The best way to support writers is to feed them new ideas
Writing has never been easy, but sending writers out to find new ideas and people might be one way to…
Slow Art: planning a long-term arts project
It takes time to prepare a great meal; the same is true of arts projects – especially those focused on…
Redundancy, renovation and restructuring: coping with chaos
Working in an organisation going through a restructure or redevelopment can be a boon or a bust for your career.
Using art to revisit trauma helps us put it in the past
Creativity provides a space where – whether through a picture, play, song, or simply scribbles on a piece of paper…
‘It gets harder’: Tim Winton on writing
The author of Cloudstreet offers insights into the writing life and reflects on the differences between writing for the page…
Scrounging for money: how great writers made a living
From pest exterminators to advertising copywriters, the great writers of the past found inventive ways to support themselves and their…