Jo Pickup
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Time to learn how to stop (working)
Timely reminders of why rest is vital to our best creative work.
Theatres band together on no vax no entry
A group of Sydney theatres has decided on their own COVID policies in the interest of safety.
Exit interview: Shelagh Magadza, Chamber of Arts and Culture WA
A turbulent three years working in arts advocacy has given Shelagh Magadza unique perspectives on where the sector can go…
Music industry’s me too reckoning
The music industry is now beginning its largest ever review of workplace discrimination.
Arts podcasts we’ve escaped to in 2021
After another big year of ups and downs, we can find refuge and entertainment in arts podcasts from 2021.
Theatre review: The Bleeding Tree, Blue Room Theatre
A play about domestic violence given new perspective through an all female, all Indigenous cast.
Exit interview: Community Arts Network co-directors
Two experienced arts managers are leaving a community arts organisation with learnings of cultural exchange for greater social inclusion.
Festivals meet first open borders since COVID
WA’s opening up phase will coincide with its peak festival period. How are they dealing with these new horizons?
ArtKeeper program puts artists on payroll
An arts organisation trialing an employment scheme for artists hopes it gives stability and new directions in uncertain times.
Environmental art with activist bite
As world leaders struggle to put climate change up front, we look at artists whose work shows they are miles…