Writing and Publishing
Why we need sensitivity, generosity and kindness in the arts
The arts sector can sometimes feel cut-throat, with qualities such as vulnerability, sensitivity and kindness coming a poor second to…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New position appointments for Gertrude Contemporary, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Asialink, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, TasDance and more.
Review: Capture or Kill by Tom Marcus, Macmillan Publishers
By choosing to write realistically about a contemporary problem Marcus has posed an important ethical question.
Review: Border Districts by Gerald Murnane, Giramondo Publishing
This novel features the unselfconscious musings of a mildly eccentric man about to enter happily into early old age.
Calling for entries for the $30,000 Dobell Drawing Prize
Be part of a new national conversation around drawing. The Dobell Drawing Prize has been revived as part of a…
Fifield announces $100,000 to grow cultural links with Singapore
Minister Fifield’s office has announced over $100,000 to support growing cultural links with Singapore, across four key projects.
Peter Tullin on creative entrepreneurship and taking risks in the arts
As startup culture grows in the creative industries, it's time to embrace risk taking, or risk never having the opportunity…
Warm up with 18 days of hot art at Darwin Festival
Instead of shivering through August, perhaps it’s time to embrace the thriving culture of the Top End?
Grants up to $10,000 still open for Victorian arts organisations
NETS Victoria's Exhibition Development Fund has extended the deadline for 2018 applications, and they are encouraging regional galleries to apply.
The Murri Book Club & the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians
For members of the Murri Book Club, books and reading are linked to the ongoing history of assimilation that, even…