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Emerging Writers’ Festival launches digital program
The Emerging Writers’ Festival is bringing its complete program online. ArtsHub spoke with EWF’s Artistic Director Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh about some…
The short story’s power for big impact
Writers Sean O’Beirne, Josephine Rowe and Alice Bishop talk with Alice Cottrell about why short stories have such a big…
How to take a writers festival digital
Moving swiftly and seamlessly, Sydney and Yarra Valley Writers festivals have gracefully pivoted their programs online.
NIDA takes the campus to the students in its first Virtual Open Day
From live panel talks, video tours and Q&A sessions with alumni, NIDA is inviting future artists to a unique Virtual…
Students explore the iconic Old Parliament House with online excursion
Live digital excursions break down the barriers of geography, ensuring that the learning experience is democratic for all students via…
When will you return to the arts after COVID-19?
Coronavirus closures are slowly lifting, so we asked our readers: How soon after lockdown restrictions are eased would you go…
When fiction and life collide
Historical novelist Christine Bell and speculative fiction author James Bradley’s latest projects are eerily reflecting the current world crisis.
Graduating in the era of social distancing
In the face of campus closures across Australia due to the coronavirus, 2019 graduates are being honoured in a different…
Let’s talk about #CoronaRacism
A new survey developed by Asian Australian Alliance, Diversity Arts Australia and Democracy in Colour is empowering CALD Australians and…
Evoking screen and stage magic starts with a stitch
Students of NIDA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Costume are busy creating garments that will transport audiences to a different place…