Writing and Publishing
The challenge of programming festivals for more than one city
The Artistic Directors of major festivals in Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and other mainland capitals only have to satisfy their local…
$5M philanthropic gift to Sydney Festival – the largest in its history
RØDE Founder donates $5 million to the Sydney Festival, with a message to philanthropists that the arts need their help.
Facebook censors disabled artist's activist project
Fake history fuelling harassment, or a brilliant activist project that confronts individual perceptions? Facebook removed link this week to a…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Sydney Theatre Company announces resident artists for 2021, Clifroy prize winner announced, Darwin Fringe Festival call out, plus more opportunities…
Turning to the streets – art in COVID times
From pop up galleries in empty shops, using trams and traffic barriers, billboards and pocket urban parks and laneways -…
How COVID could change your workplace in 2021
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed the way we work, but how many of the changes we've become accustomed to will…
Book Review: Living with the Anthropocene
Edited by Cameron Muir, Kirsten Wehner and Jenny Newell, these excellent essays speak more of loss than of hope.
Eight new year's resolutions for hope in the arts
2020 showed us all that we can survive, and in some cases thrive. Eight leaders in the arts offer their…
The 2021 arts festivals and events calendar... for now
The dates are in and 2021 is shaping up nicely for the arts, despite the possibility of pandemic postponements.
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New interim directors for Montsalvat, a new CEO for No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability, board for new Arts Capital…