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Writing a perfect query letter
A good query letter should entice an agent or editor to read your work. Here's how to master the art…
Inside the art fairs
With a forecast of $10M in sales over 4 days, Sydney’s art fairs will be the biggest injection to the…
Welcoming asylum seekers, welcoming culture
Australian culture has been enhanced by waves of refugees, a fact that shouldn't be forgotten in the current asylum seeker…
Creative courage: 10 tips for finding, building and working it
We take a look at how to bolster your creative courage or rediscover it when it goes AWOL.
Making art in a time of crisis
Artists will continue to make work despite the cuts to Australia Council – but the sector needs to build resilience,…
Prescribing books for the soul
What should you read to cure loneliness? To reignite passion for life? To find confidence? A bibliotherapist identifies fiction and…
State Library Victoria receives biggest donation ever
Less than six months after launching its ambitious redevelopment campaign, the State Library of Victoria has three quarters of the…
Actors finally paid on Avenue Q
Actors on the Enmore Theatre production of Avenue Q can finally stop singing 'It sucks to be me', after a…
Why funding arts is smart philanthropy
It's hard to argue with clean water but the best philanthropy deals with issues before they become problems with debate,…
Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life
A musical comedy without the fake happy ending.