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![The ACT's Shadow Minister for Arts Nicole Lawder, discusses arts policy in the lead-up to the ACT election. Nicole wears a bright pink jacket and has neat brown hair; she stands on a wooden bridge over a misty lake with her right hand on her hip and her left hand on the bridge railing.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Nicole-Lawder-Canberra-Liberals.jpg?w=310)
ACT election: Supporting artists, not just creative infrastructure, through real growth in the arts budget
A Canberra Liberals Government will support local artists by offering immediate financial relief through a one-off 10% increase in grants…
![The late Ryuichi Sakamoto will perform in a virtual performance at Asia TOPA 2025. A white-haired Japanese man in dark glasses and a black shirt poses for the camera with his raised hands held to his lips.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Ryuichi-Sakamoto-by-Luigi-Iango.jpg?w=310)
Ryuichi Sakamoto performs from beyond the grave for Asia TOPA 2025
Melbourne’s Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts returns in February 2025, with the first two program highlights revealed today.
![Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Taken by Shane Gross, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 winner.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/©-Shane-Gross-Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year-e1728963909547.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Invitations to create a living museum in Sydney, core funding from Music Australia, plus next round of Bundanon residents and…
![Artists are frustrated by the arts lack of a meritocracy.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/photo-1575914802699-2f46321fac4b-e1728951647873.avif?w=310)
Outrage and resentment: the arts are not a meritocracy
Some parts of the professional industry operate under a veneer of a meritocracy. But artists aren't buying it.
![Jo Clay, the Member for Ginninderra and ACT Greens spokesperson for the arts. The ACT election takes place on Saturday 19 October 2024. A fair-skinned woman with wavy, should-length black hair and wearing a green jacket over a black shirt, stands with her hands on her hips and smiling in front of a brightly painted piece of street art.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Jo-Clay-ACT-Greens.jpg?w=310)
ACT election: let’s put art at the heart of the capital
The ACT Greens spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Legislative Assembly member Jo Clay, presents the case for voting Greens in…
![Tara Cheyne, ACT Minister for Arts, Culture and Creative Economy. A fair-skinned woman with long red hair smiles at the camera. She wears a black shirt and a silver necklace and is standing with a lake and trees visible behind her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Tara-Cheyne-MP-Minister-Arts-e1728857631717.jpg?w=310)
ACT election: Labor’s vision for the arts in the Australian Capital Territory
Tara Cheyne, ACT Minister for Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, outlines her vision for the national capital’s creative future.
![Slow productivity is making an impact on the creative arts industry.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/johnson-wang-iI4sR_nkkbc-unsplash-e1728429072129.jpg?w=310)
Unpacking slow productivity: how artists can combat burnout and enhance creativity
'Quiet quitting' has subsided, but 'slow productivity' is taking its place. The effects are being felt worldwide.
![Two stacks of green cardboard tied up in a brown band made to look like money.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/money-11-e1728433582263.jpg?w=310)
5 ways to save money, but still support the arts
Want to support creatives but don't have much cash yourself? Check out these options.
![A blue and black illustration of a lightbulb with symbols bursting out of it.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/learning-3245793_1280.jpg?w=310)
Media and Publicity – Learning Module 3, All Hail the Brief
The first of five videos in this third module, offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The Big…
![On the move: ArtsHub's weekly round-up of arts sector comings and goings. An aerial view of waves breaking against the shore, the white foam in stark contrast to dark rocks.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pexels-willianjusten-21207305.jpg?w=310)
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings, including changes at Bleach Festival and ILBIJERRI.