Writing and Publishing
Book review: The Safe Place by Anna Downes
Australian-based British writer Anna Downes’ debut novel is an intense domestic thriller.
Back to school! How to succeed as a mature-age student
Further study can be a great way to advance your arts practice. Dr Diana Carroll has some advice to get…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
National Indigenous Art Fair returns, eco-practice forum for artists, Youth architecture and design festival, children's gallery for Tassie, Ghost Stories…
Writers’ festivals are empathy machines
Now more than ever we need more empathy in the world, argues Rosemary Sorenson, Director of the Bendigo Writers Festival.
Celebrating the winners of the Australia Council Awards 2021
This year’s Australia Council Awards celebrate an iconic First Nations artist, a doyenne of circus, and a writer known for…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap: ABIA shortlist, plus Restart Arts Grant recipient announced
Remagine Art Prize opportunity available, Australian Book Industry Awards shortlist announced, Laura Wills receives Palace of Production residency, plus more.
We need a national day for the arts (from the archives)
Australia has public holidays for agricultural shows, football finals and a horse race. Why don't the arts have a public…
NSW Budget estimates warn of cuts to come
Many of the state's cultural institutions face cuts of up to $13 million in operational funding come 2022-23, according to…
Landing in lockdown: how immigration drives artistic adaptation
Three Australian artists explain how they have adapted their practices since arriving in the UK in the midst of the…
The definition trap
Has your creativity left you confined and defined? Verity Johnson looks at how we make the mistake of feeling trapped…