Haven’t got time to do a booster course, or go hunting for those notes taken at the last course you did? And yet you need a refresher to ensure 2026 is smooth sailing?
ArtsHub aims to make your professional life much simpler with this one-stop career toolkit for a quick grab of expert advice, tips and hacks to make your job easier in 2026.
Must know career lessons
This year ArtsHub took a deep dive into the less glamorous, but critical topics that shape a healthy studio practice (literally), artist obligations when it comes to super (right, who get paid super?), and a quickly changing landscape with safe-guarding your IP.
- Is my studio practice killing me? Understanding the impact of silicosis
- Fact sheet: Superannuation for artists – what you need to know
- Managing your IP in the arts: a practical guide to help you stay safe
Money advice to become more resilient
A topic always at the top of the list for artists is how to maximise financial opportunities and management. ArtsHub took a look at gigs on the side, the hopeful goals of tax reform, and a refresher on pricing your own time.
- 12 money tips for visual artists in a looming recession
- I’m an artist, I don’t need to do workshops. Wrong.
- ‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line
- You’re killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
- Government’s tax reform for the arts tabled – but will it be enacted?
- The new money: how artists are funding their work beyond grants
- What’s your time worth? A creative’s guide to charging fairly
Read: A one-stop career toolkit for 2025
Career lessons: advice for going it alone
Whether you’re looking to freelance, expand your portfolio career, or just looking at alternative pathways for education and advancement, ArtsHub offered insights from those going it alone.
- The pros and cons of a self-directed craft education
- An arts guide to dealing with the media like a pro
- Side hustle or main gig: strategic career planning for portfolio creatives
- So you’ve signed the contract and handed in your manuscript … now what?
Read: Art market lessons learned in 2024
Other career lessons to catapult you forward in 2026
The rise up the ladder takes many forms these days, but advice from those who have done it well is always welcome.
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