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Roxane Gay is a woman with light brown skin, short pepper hair. She is looking at the camera with a confident smile and an arch in her brow, sitting on a tan leather sofa against a white wall.
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Roxane Gay on fierce opinions and why it’s good to be a little delusional

The New York Times writer Roxane Gay spoke in front of an enthusiastic Melbourne crowd on Tuesday night.

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Webinar #7 – Working with First Peoples – a creative industries overview

The latest Creative Exchange free webinar is now available to view online.

Australian athlete Raygun gave a controversial breakdancing performance in Paris, 2024.
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Raygun, breakdancing and online hate: what next for Australian street dancers?

Raygun's controversial Olympics breakdancing performance has triggered online bullying for the Australian dance community.

A dark-haired and bearded man in his 40s smiles at the camera. He wears a dark blue striped shirt and stands against a black background.
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Exit interview: Travis Tiddy, The Unconformity

After 15 years and seven festivals grown from the bedrock of Tasmania's West Coast, Tiddy reflects on growth, change and…

confidentiality: a photograph of hands and fingers pointing at a contract someone is holding, with papers and a laptop on a desk behind them.
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Confidentiality clauses in arts contracts: are we getting the balance right?

Confidentiality around creative work can be hugely important. But when do contract clauses limit arts workers' freedom of speech?

A man wearing only a frilly white apron licks a plate of chops and mashed potato, which he holds up to his mouth with one gloved hand.
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Melbourne Fringe cooks up a creative storm

Free food and entertainment are just some of the many events on offer at the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Audiences gather outside a brightly-lit venue in Prince's Square. They, the building and the night sky are reflected in a dark pool of water in the foreground.
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The festival at the junction of artistic innovation and tourism KPIs

Government support from Events Tasmania instead of Arts Tasmania in no way prevents Junction from offering a strong cultural program…

An overhead photograph of an adult dance class, showing groups of couples circling around the floor.
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Sports policy focuses on the grassroots: is this missing from arts policies?

Should Australian arts policy focus more on participation instead of audiences, asks Margaret Seares.

L: OzAsia Festival 2024 Artistic Director Joon-Yee Kwok. A portrait photo of a middle-age Chinese Australian woman with chest-length black hair wearing black rimmed glasses and a spotty top. R: OzAsia Festival 2024 cover art by Jessie Hui. An illusrtation featuring cratoon cats and dumplings.
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OzAsia Festival's 2024 Artistic Producer shares career insights and what to look out for in this year's program

What took Joon-Yee Kwok from a young POC actor dreaming of becoming the next Nicole Kidman to producing OzAsia Festival?…

A colourful group of Sydney Fringe performers, including a drag queen, a puppet and puppeteer and others, pose with the Sydney CBD skyline in the background.
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Active participation an emerging trend at Sydney Fringe 2024

Why just watch an arts event when you can take part in it?

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