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Arts residencies: reporting in from Portugal
Arts residencies are a great way to extend knowledge of your craft. Sam Grover checks in with Anna-Rose Carpenter who…

Review: I love you Melissa, The Lock-Up (NSW)
How graffiti in a police cell led five artists to explore the thorny topic of love and devotion - The…

Work travel hacks to keep you sane on the road
Regularly travelling as part of your arts practice can quickly become hard work, so we spoke to artists and writers…

ICYMI: A wrap of the week's arts news
Sotheby's sold, a new museum, kids theatre centre stage for 2020, festivals unveiling their programs, and a significant diversity survey…

Cuts sting cartoonists but new audiences are online
By axing daily political cartoons, The New York Times won't kill off cartooning. There is a healthy practice for cartoonists…

First Nations leadership is about letting go, and holding on
Indigenous professionals discuss what First Nations leadership looks like, and why it might offer a more viable model for bringing…

9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…

Review: Sweeney Todd, Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney (NSW)
Strong performances can't quite conceal the fact that this production isn't entirely gripping.

$628,000 for 50 projects funded by Regional Arts Fund Community Grants
50 projects across five states have received support through the Regional Arts Fund, including 10 First Nations projects.

NSW Minister delivers $871m for the State
A 22% increase in recurrent funding for arts, screen and culture has been announced today as part of the 2019-2020…