Writing and Publishing
From writer to festival director - and still finding time to write
From award-winning novelist to festival programmer: Sarah Schmidt is curating the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Booklovers Festival.
Leading for change – who’s leading disability arts?
From being disability-led from the top down to making everyone share responsibility to be leaders for change, those doing it…
Fun palace or community hub: What is an arts centre?
The multi-purpose nature of art centres means they can redefine the role of art in society.
How to nail collaborative writing
Making each other laugh: romcom co-authors Mel Campbell and Anthony Morris open up about writing their latest novel. They have…
Powerhouse Museum collaborates with creative industries
Powerhouse Museum launches inaugural residency program to inspire more collaborations with the creative industries.
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Victoria lands Netflix’s Clickbait, Indigenous Jewellery Project holds survey exhibition, AGWA celebrates 40 years of brutalism, 2020 programs announced and…
Finding new audiences starts with centring the margins
Revolutionary change was the theme of Bryan Joseph Lee’s keynote at Performing Arts Connections Australia’s conference this week.
Arts criticism of disabled artists needs to get smarter
Artists with disability believe it is their right to be reviewed in the same way as abled artists; that the…
A festival that says there's more to love
This year's Melbourne Writers Festival is all loved up so we picked nine events that reveal the heart's diversity with…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Reko Rennie awarded Artbank and ACMI commission, winners announced for 2019 Our Mob emerging artist and MIFF Audience Award, plus…