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Tomorrow's on fire: an artist responds to bushfires
Like many artists, animator and director Darcy Prendergast wanted to use his art to respond to the inaction around human-induced…

2020 Visual Arts Biennale and Blockbuster Planner
As visual artists it is vital to stay in touch with the global zeitgeist and there is no better way…

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Shortlisted artists revealed for Photo 2020 x Perimeter International Photobook Prize, additional $2m added to Contemporary Music Touring Program, plus…

Shrek the Musical, Sydney Lyric Theatre (NSW)
A genuinely funny production that honours the inclusive values behind the popular film.

Charities drain artists for donations
Artists are tired of the constant ask to donate their work, under the guise it bolsters their careers. Gallerist Michael…

Review of Resale Royalty Scheme outdated and opaque
A decade in, the Resale Royalty Scheme faces a review to ascertain whether it is on track, and indeed doing…

The most anticipated Australian books of 2020
It’s already shaping up to be a big year in Australian books so literary journalist Thuy On has shared her…

Welcoming a newbie to the office (from the archives)
Giving new recruits a login and showing them where the toilets are is not enough to make them productive employees.

Essential arts: Our response to the arts being merged into a super department
In the wake of the Federal Government announcement that the arts has been been made less visible, here is ArtsHub's…

The 20 most read visual arts stories of 2019
From switching off our phones, to exposing non-paid artist fees, the burden of activism and how to be a better…