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Reduce workplace stress by escaping the office through art
New research shows that art in the workplace improves mental fatigue, suggesting a valuable commercial opportunity for artists.

How to nail an audition
National Theatre Drama School Artistic Director Trent Baker shares his top tips on delivering your best auditions.

Jacinda Ardern on art for wellbeing
NZ Prime Minister champions the role of wellbeing through the arts, and the role we can all play in valuing,…

Festival of reading ready to roar
Festivals are for readers as well as writers. A new festival kicking off in Hobart next week turns the traditional…

Country Art WA revamps its brand
Country Art WA this week changed its name to Regional Arts WA, positioning the not-for-profit to reflect a more contemporary…

Dating for art – Confessions of creative speed daters
Finding the right creative collaborator is a mix of persistence and luck, not so different from finding a romantic partner.…

Tarnanthi a catalyst for international partnerships
Sitting at the core of this month's Tarnanthi Festival are 30 newly commissioned bark paintings that are set to reshape…

Creating more women directors
Gillian Armstrong and Pearl Tan speak out on taking over the power positions in film, TV and theatre, plus how…

Local councils picking up arts funding slack
A new report says cultural funding ‘reached its highest point ever’ in 2017/18 – but the real story is a…

A new age of appreciation for First Nations visual arts
Indigenous artists from Far North Queensland to feature in Belonging, a major national exhibition.