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Reasons you really should network
Despite being a tired industry buzzword, networking does create real opportunities. We ask industry experts how to boost your skills…

Do artists change minds?
Asylum seekers, hate crimes, and same-sex parenting: Hot-topic performances aim to change attitudes but unless you get to diverse audiences,…

AusCo coffers stay open for artists with disabilities
The Australia Council continues to distribute significant sums to support artists with disabilities.

Singapore career opportunities for Australian arts professionals
As international art attention turns to Singapore for this week’s Art Stage Singapore, we meet the Australians who are shaping…

Gallery 4A dining on ‘tofu art’
Chinese artist Chen Quilin pays tribute to Australia's Chinese Diaspora in a medium more usually found in its restaurants: tofu.

Solve problems through play
Adopting an attitude of play and openness inspired by children can help you get ahead in 2016.

$30,000 Theatre Fellowship announced
Applications open soon for the 2016 Rex Cramphorn Theatre Fellowship, with $30,000 up for grabs.

Why do we keep going back to the bush?
Two in three Australians live in a capital city, yet the bush continues to fascinate us, as evidenced by three…

Visual arts highlights in 2016
From Marilyn to Frida, blockbusters to biennales, the expected crowds at galleries this year mean you better pencil in your…

New publishers on the block
A new breed of publisher is venturing into experimental fiction, zines and podcasts, and expanding the literary landscape in Australia.