Writing and Publishing

On the move: appointments and resignations
National Art School Director appointed plus Federation University announces the new Director of the Arts Academy Ballarat and Gippsland Centre…

Working for free is a privilege
A new report shows that unpaid work experience is an opportunity denied to less advantaged young people.

Gamification is the future of arts marketing
With the majority of Australians owning smartphones, smart arts organisations are using interactive games as a way to attract and…

Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein
Stories of an uncomfortably human dystopia that gnaws at our comfort with the status quo of our relationship with technology.

Visual arts sidelined by festival culture
As "festivalisation" takes over our cities, one thing is increasingly left off the programing list – and that is the…

Australia loses a great arts patron
Philanthropist and former chairman of Australia’s media dynasty, Fairfax & Sons, James Fairfax leaves a great legacy for the arts.

Sector shock as regional arts body closes
Regional and remote artists and companies will suffer with the closure of an organisation which has supported them for over…

10 ways to work smarter, not harder this year
Working hard is not the same as being effective. Reorient your work style and you can have both ease and…

Life drawing modelling, undressed
Erections, snootiness and perverts: we investigate the misconceptions about being a life drawing model.

The soft-glove politics of Indigenous festival programming
How important is Indigenous programming within festival culture, and has it moved beyond mere box-tick politics.