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New report confirms arts' benefits for health, aging and wellbeing
Commissioned by think tank A New Approach, the report adds to the growing evidence that arts and culture has major…
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re cultural: Midsumma vs Mardi Gras
Spoilt for choices when it comes to picking what to see in next year’s queer arts festivals? Let us help…
Australia’s most influential circus company? The Fruities at 40
Based in the regional NSW city of Albury, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus has become a remarkable Australian success story.
Mother's rights now: Introducing the Motherfesto
Are our arts spaces inclusive of mums? A new manifesto developed out of the lived experience of mothers working in…
Marieke Hardy resigns from Melbourne Writers Festival
Artistic Director Marieke Hardy has resigned from the MWF with one year of her contract remaining, in order to focus…
How VET courses can overcome barriers to performing arts training
Socio-economic disadvantage and other structural barriers can prevent people from gaining access to arts education and working in the arts…
Born in the back of a ute, Outback Theatre for Young People turns 30
The resilient theatre company is celebrating three decades of significant engagement with young people in regional and remote NSW.
Learning curves: Mitchell Butel, Artistic Director, STCSA
Assembling an entire subscription season in just three months was the first of several challenges actor-turned-Artistic Director Mitchell Butel faced…
Seeing is believing at EXPONIDA 2019
The talent, rigour and creativity of NIDA’s Master, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Vocational Diploma students are displayed in this…
So you want my arts job: Voice Coach
From inhabiting dialects to teaching actors to croak like a pelican, Charmian Gradwell's job as STC's Voice, Text and Dialect…