David Burton

David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.

David Burton's Latest Articles

A portrait of Beethoven set against an abstract backbround of vibrant colours.
News

Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ crowned Australia’s favourite piano piece

The ABC Classic 100: Piano countdown sees Beethoven and Chopin dominate, with a record number of female and living composers…

An image from the Broadway production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, with Tony-Award winning actor Sarah Snook peering into a camera and being broadcast across multiple screens.
News

Historic Tony wins for Australians Sarah Snook and more on Broadway

Actor Sarah Snook and designer Marg Horwell shine as Australia celebrates multiple Tony Award victories.

A woman with blonde hair has collapsed onto a bed. In this context of this article, it is demonstrating an artist with burnout.
Career Advice

5 reasons artists struggle with burnout – and what to do about it

Understanding creative exhaustion – and how to recover from it. Here are five ways you can identify and combat burnout.

A woman with a hat sits perched over a desk, hand-writing into a journal on a wooden chair. The photo is in black and white. The woman is an author.
Features

The broken midlist: why it’s harder than ever to be a ‘moderately successful’ author

Once the heart of the publishing industry, midlist authors now face dwindling advances, fading support, and a market obsessed with…

A collection of apothocary jarred herbs and tinctures, an example of cottagecore.
Features

The rise of 'cores': how Cottagecore, Goblincore and Weirdcore are shaping art in 2025

From mushrooms to liminal spaces, how niche internet aesthetics are shaping the next wave of visual culture through a diverse…

A photograph of a brightly lit artist's studio. Art adorns the white walls, including a bold geometric design in blue and multiple sketches and colourful drawings. A flight of wooden stairs leads tantalisingly upwards, out of sight.
Sponsored

Make art in Rome or Paris: National Art School opens applications to NAS staff and alumni for 2026 international residencies

Through the National Art School, artists can apply now for a three-month residency in Paris or Rome – an immersive…

A photo of Lior, who will be at the Adelaide Guitar Festival. He is a young man with olive skin and dark, curly hair. He wears a blue t-shirt.
News

Adelaide Guitar Festival announces 2025 program

Adelaide Guitar Festival program features world premieres, first-time appearances and a broad celebration of guitar-led music.

Arts and humanities courses are being reduced around the country. Image: macancy on Unsplash.
Features

Australian arts and humanities education is being slashed everywhere – what's at stake?

From staff redundancies to course closures, arts and humanities education in Australia is undergoing significant structural change.

Two people are watching a large video installation in a gallery. The work shows shapes of glaciers, part of an environmental artwork called 'End & Being' by Jacobus Capone.
News

Australia’s first National Centre for Environmental Art to open in Gariwerd/Grampians

A new destination in regional Victoria will house the country’s first gallery dedicated to environmental art, launching with a major…

A picture of a wall at the National Gallery of Australia, featuring three modernist artworks. The wall is green. The floor is pine, and the three artworks are small in the frame of the photo. They show abstract works in bold colours.
News

Modernist greats land at National Gallery of Australia in exclusive Cézanne to Giacometti exhibition

National Gallery of Australia partners with Berlin’s Museum Berggruen to present a landmark display of 20th-century European and Australian modernist…

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