Australia

Championing social impact through design
Koskela's new project Ngaly demonstrates that design can be ethical, working with 6 Indigenous communities to fuse traditional weaving with…

Mental health online (beyond avoiding the comments)
For writers, performers and other artists, social media can be both fertile and frightening. ABC’s Osman Faruqi shares some tips…

Should the Major Performing Arts framework be tossed out?
Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. More than 700 artists and arts workers are calling for a…

How to conquer impostor syndrome
Scoring the job is not always the confidence boost you'd expect. Many people in the arts suffer from crippling self-doubt…

Guan Wei: MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art (NSW)
While spanning three decades, Guan Wei's MCA exhibition taps into the pulse of contemporary unrest today, from Chinese protests to…

Cultural Ministers agree to new performing arts framework
Brisbane’s Circa have been invited to become a Major Performing Arts company as the MPA Framework itself is set to…

Potchnagoola, KSP Writers’ Centre (WA)
Louise Helfgott’s play celebrates the extraordinary friendship of Katharine Susannah Prichard and David Helfgott.

A Brimful of Asha, Malthouse Theatre (VIC)
Mum and son team Asha and Ravi Jain present a delightful show full of wit and warmth.

The Divers’ Game by Jesse Ball
A succinct, exposing look at a community in ethical crisis – with shattering parallels to our own.

Five techniques to build resilience
Arts and wellness educator Molly W. Schenck talks about how to have tough conversations in art without traumatising collaborators.