Australia

Is that a Whiteley? Why collectors buy lousy fakes as masterpieces
An obsession with names of artists, instead of the quality of the art is a key to the problem of…

Self-publishing matters – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
A long list of commercial success stories has emerged from the self-publishing boom, sometimes with sales in the millions.

Australian confirmed dead in Tunisian museum rampage
In a site usually reserved for beauty and humanity, gunmen kill 19 foreign tourists who were celebrating Tunisian culture at…

Fake It Til You Make It
A love story about clinical depression.

Is private funding making artists scared?
As government funding gives way to more private sponsorship, accountability is being replaced by pressure for arts companies to reflect…

A month and more of poetry
April kicks off a month and more of reading and writing poetry in Australia with NaPoWriMo. Here's how to get…

How to turn a chat into an opportunity
Conversation equals wealth if you know how to leverage casual encounters into marketing opportunities.

Unveiled: new program announcements
From east to west, we round up the latest arts program announcements.

Arts education: an antidote to cat memes
Will future historians view the internet as heralding a new Dark Age, a time of lost opportunity and widespread cultural…

Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton
An enjoyable opportunity to admire the music that has proven to be integral to the collaboration’s legacy.