Writing and Publishing
Has digital made the arts more accessible?
This year, we all pivoted to an online model but did it help the disabled community? At our recent Visions…
SPN's 2020 Book of the Year Award goes to Tasmanian essayist
Pete Hay's Forgotten Corners: Essays in Search of an Island’s Soul has been awarded The Small Press Network's Book of…
Why we need an Australian poet laureate in 2021
Poetry tells the story of a country and its people, so why doesn’t Australia support this artform? Andy Jackson thinks…
No Friend But The Mountains transformed into song cycle
Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning novel has been turned into a symphonic song cycle by composer Luke Styles and will have its world premiere at…
Vale 2020: Saluting those we lost this year
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2020.
Book Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
A sci-fi epic of technologies and cultures clashing across the stars.
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
ACT Writers Centre appoints new CEO while National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s CEO steps down, Chunky Move appoint…
Art schools: legacy in crisis
There’s a crisis playing out across our universities and, once again, art schools are buckling under their efforts to cut…
Most popular career articles of 2020
From tips about writing quick response grants to our Artists Essentials Toolkit videos, this year’s most popular career advice articles…
22 ways to approach the end of year blues (from the archives)
The end of the year can bring mixed feelings for many people working across the arts. Madeleine Dore delves into…