Writing and Publishing
An open letter to the Board of Regional Arts Australia
Theatre-maker Jim Lawson calls on the Board of Regional Arts Australia to be ambitious in seeking a significant increase in…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Create NSW Fellowship recipients announced, recipients of Sandra Bates Director’s Award revealed, Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, and more.
All at sea: the cannibalisation of the Australian arts industry
The arts in Australia are at risk of being cast adrift from culture and the diverse social and artistic values…
Career Spotlight: Librarian
Do you enjoy sharing knowledge with the community? Do you get a kick out of carefully categorising tomes? Then a…
Review: The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories edited by Jay Rubin
This collectionof short stories is preceded by a brilliant self-deprecating introduction by Haruki Murakami.
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New director of MAAS, new Associate Producers at ILBIJERRI, sudden dismissal of YIRRAMBOI Creative Director, and more.
How stage and screen professionals can help reduce suicides in Australia
Evidence suggests that the dramatic portrayal of suicide can impact on vulnerable audiences, including contributing to increases in copy-cat incidents…
Nginha ngurambang marunbunmilgirridyu: I love this country – but do you?
Jonathan Jones’ Artstate keynote talk offered fresh pathways forward in our complex colonial conversation.
What it really takes to juggle an arts organisation with family life
The director of Wellington's LitCrawl, Claire Mabey, reflects on what a family-friendly arts organisation might look like.
ICYMI: This week’s arts news round-up
Fraudulent art dealings; first convention centre to lead arts with a Reconciliation Action Plan; art conquers Bathurst car culture and…