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Features

The festival at the junction of artistic innovation and tourism KPIs

Government support from Events Tasmania instead of Arts Tasmania in no way prevents Junction from offering a strong cultural program…

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Features

Sports policy focuses on the grassroots: is this missing from arts policies?

Should Australian arts policy focus more on participation instead of audiences, asks Margaret Seares.

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Opportunities and awards

Calls for EOIs for Vivid and Adelaide Cabaret Festival, first round of regional arts touring funding from Create NSW, Bangarra…

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Adelaide Festival AD quits to take up government job

Ruth Mackenzie has stepped down as Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival in order to oversee the development and delivery of…

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Career Advice

Roadmap to Success – Learning Module 1, Selling Yourself

The next in a new series of videos offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The Big Idea…

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News

On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector.

L: OzAsia Festival 2024 Artistic Director Joon-Yee Kwok. A portrait photo of a middle-age Chinese Australian woman with chest-length black hair wearing black rimmed glasses and a spotty top. R: OzAsia Festival 2024 cover art by Jessie Hui. An illusrtation featuring cratoon cats and dumplings.
Features

OzAsia Festival's 2024 Artistic Producer shares career insights and what to look out for in this year's program

What took Joon-Yee Kwok from a young POC actor dreaming of becoming the next Nicole Kidman to producing OzAsia Festival?…

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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

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Opinions & Analysis

Organisational ethics: walking the talk

With artists and companies in crisis, ArtsHub shares some tips on how to move values from the page into practice…

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Features

Active participation an emerging trend at Sydney Fringe 2024

Why just watch an arts event when you can take part in it?

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