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PWA calls for help to reimagine itself
Embattled Playwriting Australia (PWA) announces submissions call out for a reform of the organisation.
Arnhem Land again trumps this year’s NATSIAA, but trends are surprising
Yolngu artist Djambawa Marawili wins the $50,000 Telstra Art Award with a painting that shows the international impact of Aboriginal…
Making great propaganda art
Bad politics inspires great art. Street artist Peter Drew needed to tell the world ‘Real Australians say welcome’ and here’s…
Getting the best results out of an arts journalist
Writing about the arts is changing at an exponential rate with constant disruption in the media landscape. Gina Fairley shares…
What Australians can learn from Smithsonian’s Accessibility Director
30-years of shaping disability access programming for America's largest cultural institutions brings lessons for change and a strong read on…
The neon installation festival luring community out after dark
A festival in Melbourne’s inner suburbs is bringing the community together after-dark to experience installations in an enchanted neon-lit garden.
Book Review: On Eating Meat by Matthew Evans
This book should be read by everyone who has the means to eat well.
Book Review: Mother of Pearl by Angela Savage
A novel that examines the complex issue of surrogacy through the eyes of three women.
How to survive a film festival
Film festivals are an endurance test but there are techniques to ensure you get the most out of the opportunity.
10 tips for successful self publishing
So you’re thinking of self-publishing the novel that’s burning a hole in your bottom drawer? Here's 10 tips to do…