Writing and Publishing
Why we need to get serious about comedy
No one doubts Shakespeare's comedies are art but contemporary comedians are often dismissed in discussions of cultural value.
Planning your second arts career
Skills are transferable, age is a factor and sometimes you just need to take a chance when it feels right.
Finding success outside the gallery system
Perth-born New York-based artist Ian Strange offers advice on how to go it solo without a gallery and how to…
When are you too old for your arts jobs?
In the arts, retirement is often not an option.
A Simple Favour by Darcey Bell
A Simple Favour is a wannabe Gone Girl sensation that falls flat with weak characters.
Cartoonist Bill Leak dies aged 61
A veteran cartoonist and a fierce advocate for free speech, Leak will be missed from the hallowed halls of Parliament…
The original escape for makers
A program for those who need time to develop their creative practice or learn a new skill.
Perhaps the arts can learn innovation from banking
The arts like to think of themselves as the heart of originality but perhaps we can learn from info tech,…
Gender fellow proposals not 'sufficiently interesting'
Applicants for a new gender fellowship have all been rejected because proposals were not original enough but the fellowship has…
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
In a harsh world, Laurie Frankel's Walsh family is one you'd like to be part of.