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Philanthropy is not future ready
Philanthropy is failing to fulfill its promise as a radical disrupter, the National Conference by Philanthropy Australia was told.

Knowing when your art is successful
We have metrics to judge audience engagement and box office figures, but no formal process to gauge aesthetic success.

Exhibition explodes Australia’s atomic past
A new touring exhibition tells the long overdue story of Australia’s dark atomic past through five decade of art.

Fighting xenophobia with art
Social cohesion is under the spotlight with recent research exposing Australia's racism. Art can help.

Australia's secret to explaining the value of the arts
The answer to the perennial questions about the value of the arts may lie in the traditions of Indigenous culture.

Asian arts centres offer opportunities for Australians
Two way traffic between Australia and Asia can benefit the industry on both continents.

10 new rules for public art
A new art project has created guidelines designed to provoke a new era in public art for the city.

Seeing your invisible audience
Out of the shadows: converting companions to subscribers and regular ticket buyers.

Is your life interesting enough for a memoir?
Memoirs and autobiographies regularly fill the top spots on bestseller lists, but not everyone has a life worthy of memoir.

Art you have to be sick to see
Public hospitals across Australia hold significant art collections putting some of our most significant artists to work as remote therapists.