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20x20: Disturbing, not pleasing, should be art’s role
This week the theatre world farewelled a giant – Belgian festival director and curator Frie Leysen. We revisit her 2015…
Recovery roadmap webinars: Mental health advisory
Co-presented with Creative Victoria, the last of our four-part webinar series looks at the importance of maintaining good mental health…
Defunding fight gets personal as PACT fights back
A personal invitation to the NSW Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin, has been extended as PACT works to regain…
Bullying claims rejected as Rob Guest Endowment cancelled until 2022
The leadership committee has called out the ‘bullying and intimidation’ which they claim has taken place, while the semi-finalists say…
Top 3 tips for emerging arts managers (from the archives)
With many in the sector working in administrative roles, we’ve asked arts leaders from Darwin to Hobart and Perth to…
Communication in COVID and beyond
Co-presented by ArtsHub and Creative Victoria, the third in our Recovery Roadmap Webinars discussed the importance of personalised communication, how…
Vale Aidan Fennessy
The playwright, director, dramaturg and much-loved member of the Australian theatre community died on Sunday, aged 53.
Why we need the joy that art provides
The 2020 Brisbane Festival aims to 'surprise and delight' its audience, says Artistic Director Louise Bezzina.
Essential skills of a great arts administrator (from the archives)
Facilitation and strategy, nurturing artists' ideas, and examining challenges at a macro and micro level simultaneously: arts administrators are the…
Cabaret, theatre and a new Fringe: Brisbane’s arts sector fights back after COVID
Queensland Theatre is rehearsing its first production since March, while plans for the latest Queensland Cabaret Festival and a new…