Australia
Arts careers not as precarious as you think
Artists often complain about precarious careers and unreliable incomes but they are better off than many other modern workers.
Thomas Adès directs 2013 Metropolis New Music Festival
The prodigious Thomas Adès directs and curates this year's Metropolis New Music Festival in Melbourne.
Creative Australia fails tertiary education
New Arts Minister Tony Burke should address the glaring omission of tertiary education in the National Cultural Policy.
Hayman Kent
Hayman Kent performs as part of ‘The Comedy Zone’, in this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
How art and money can enjoy getting into bed together
Business is not the big bad wolf of the creative industries, and it’s time we stopped huffing and puffing.
Uncertain future for Tasmania's Makers' Workshop
Burnie City Council has sold off the Makers' Workshop as part of a land deal with the University of Tasmania.
This week’s arts appointments
While parliament was reshuffling the arts didn’t want to be left behind. Here are this week’s appointments.
You can do but can you teach?
So you think teaching is an easy stop-gap when you can't earn enough from your art. In fact, it's a…
Letters to the End of Love
Based on her prize-winning short story, Australian author Yvette Walker’s debut novel is an intimate exploration of love and loss.
The Chipolatas
The Chipolatas perform as part of the Comedy Club for Kids and The (Very) Big Laugh Out in this year’s…